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Scientific Variables Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. J wants to see if changing the time his students spend studying affects their test scores. He gives all of his classes the same test, but has them study for different amounts of time.

What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

a)

Time spent studying

b)

Student test scores

c)

The same test

2.

Mr. J wants to see if changing the time his students spend studying affects their test scores. He gives all of his classes the same test, but has them study for different amounts of time.

What is the CONSTANT?

a)

Time spent studying

b)

Student test scores

c)

Using the same test

3.

Zack wants to determine if changing the amount of time he spends at football practice has an effect on his performance on the field.


What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

a)

the type of field he plays on

b)

the type of football cleats

c)

time spent at football practice

d)

performance on the field

4.

The things that are kept the same during an experiment to ensure that the results are accurate are known as __________.

a)

control variables

b)

constants

c)

independent variables

d)

dependent variables

5.

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

"If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller because they use the sunlight for photosynthesis."


What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

a)

Procedure

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Question

d)

Results

7.

An experiment for a new asthma medication was set up into two groups. Group 1 was actually given the new drug for asthma, while Group 2 was given a sugar pill. At the end of the experiment, there were a few people in Group 2 who said their asthma was cured.

The sugar pill was a __________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

dependent variable

c)

placebo

d)

constant

8.

The variable that is tested or changed on purpose in an experiment is the __________.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

constant

d)

control

9.

Angel wants to know if changing to a different type of soap has an effect on how clean her clothes get.


What is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?

a)

type of soap

b)

how long the laundry takes

c)

amount of soap

d)

how clean the clothes are

10.

What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE in this hypothesis?

"I think that changing to the FlowGrow brand fertilizer will result in more leaves growing on the plant, because it is packed with nutrients"

a)

the type of fertilizer

b)

the number of leaves on the plant

c)

the amount of water

d)

the size of the pot/container