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WorksheetsHollingworth Academy Scientific Enquiry
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
The dependent variable is the variable that will be changed during an investigation.
True
False
Independent variable is usually the variables that we will keep constant.
True
False
Independent variable
will be measured/observed during an experiment
will be changed during an experiment
will be kept constant during an experiment
Independent variable
will be measured/observed during an experiment
will be changed during an experiment
will be kept constant during an experiment
Dependent variable
will be measured/observed during an experiment
will be changed during an experiment
will be kept constant during an experiment
Controlled variable
will be measured/observed during an experiment
will be changed during an experiment
will be kept constant during an experiment
The first step of a scientific enquiry is the
hypothesis
aim
variables
method
Which of the following is not a type of variable?
Independent variable
Controlled variable
Measured variable
Dependent variable
A scientist investigates the effect of carbon dioxide on plant height. The scientist grows plants in several closed containers. All the plants receive the same amounts of water and light, but the air in each container has a different amount of carbon dioxide. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
the amount of carbon dioxide in each container
the number of plants in each container
the amount of water provided to the plants
the height of each plant after a period of time
A student hypothesized that a mouse would learn to run through a maze faster if food was at the end of the maze.
Which tool will best help the student determine if the speed of the mouse improved?
metric ruler
pan balance
stop watch
spring scale
used when you have a categoric independent variable and a continuous dependent variable
(a)
