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Experimental Design 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?

"Does eating breakfast improve test score?"

a)

eating breakfast or not

b)

the grade you got on the test

c)

what time you get up in the morning

d)

what you eat for breakfast

2.
What is the INDEPENDENT variable (cause)in this experiment?
"Which type of metal, copper or aluminum, conducts heat faster?" 
a)
size of metal
b)
types of metal
c)
time it takes to heat up
d)
shape of the metal
3.
How many variables should you change in an experiment?
a)
none
b)
1
c)
2 or more
d)
depends on the type of experiment
4.

Maya designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the amount of water given to a lima

bean seed affect how tall it grows?


In this experiment, what variable should Maya CHANGE?

a)

the amount of water

b)

the kind of plant

c)

the type of soil

d)

the amount of sunlight it gets

5.
If plants receive more water, the number of leaves will increase. 
This is an example of 
a)
Testable Question
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Variables
d)
None of the above
6.

The variable that is changed in an experiment.

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

control

d)

constant

7.
Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme.  On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns.  He usually averages 25 customers per day.  On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers. 
What was the independent variable?
a)
The customers 
b)
The crabby patty
c)
The colored buns
d)
The number of customers
8.
What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?
a)
controls
b)
data
c)
constants
d)
independent variables
9.

What is an "if...., then" statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment or how the Independent variable effects the dependent variable?

a)

Conclusion

b)

Materials

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Problem

10.

Complete the hypothesis:

If I eat too much....

a)

then I will get an upset stomach

b)

then my dog will want to go for a walk

c)

it's bad for me

d)

nothing will happen