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WorksheetsExperimental Design Knowledge Check
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The type of variable that you change or manipulate in an experiment. It is what you are testing.
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
2.
The type of variable that responds to the experiment and is what you measure to determine if your hypothesis is true.
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
3.
The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.
a)
Constants
b)
independent
c)
Dependent
4.
When you make a prediction based upon your observations, it is called a/an _____________.
a)
Inference
b)
Observation
c)
Control group
d)
Guess
5.
Another name for an educated guess?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Good guess
c)
Scientific method
d)
Scientific notation.
6.
Which of these would be the proper way to write a hypothesis
a)
I think the water will make the plant grow.
b)
Watering plants will make them grow better.
c)
If I add more water, then the plant will grow taller.
d)
Maybe water will make a plant grow taller.
7.
The purpose of the control group is:
a)
Used for comparisons
b)
Application of the I.V.
c)
Application both the I.V. and D.V.
d)
Application of all constants.
8.
If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned grease, the independent variable would be the:
a)
dish type
b)
amount of grease
c)
dish soap type
d)
grease type
9.
Dory set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
distance traveled by the ball
b)
height of the ramp
c)
mass of the ball
d)
ball type
10.
A summary of the experiment that includes whether hypothesis was supported or not supported by the data.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Results
c)
Conclusion
d)
Independent Variable
11.
The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Results
d)
Data
12.
What is the effect of salt water on the average of the 3 tallest blades of grass?
The above question is an example of:
The above question is an example of:
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Experiment
d)
Problem
13.
What is the part of the experiment that contains the independent variable?
a)
control group
b)
experimental group
c)
hypothesis
d)
dependent variable
14.
What are the number of times each level of the independent variable is tested?
a)
constants
b)
control
c)
repeated trials
d)
dependent variable
15.
An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions is a(n)
a)
observation
b)
field study
c)
model
d)
experiment
16.
A numbered step by step description that begins with a verb and tells exactly how the experiment is to be done.
a)
reults
Results
Results
b)
Problem
c)
Materials
d)
Procedures
17.
A detailed list of all types and exact amounts of items used in an experiment.
a)
Procedure
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Materials
d)
Grocery List
18.
If plants receive more water, the number of leaves will increase.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Testable Question
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Variables
d)
None of the above
19.
Does the size of deer effect the size of its heart?
What is the IV?
What is the IV?
a)
Size of Deer
b)
Gender of Deer
c)
Size of its heart
d)
Age of deer, gender, and height
20.
In this graph, what is the independent variable?
a)
Population
b)
Day
c)
Species 5
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