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Variables

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A variable that we keep the same

a)

manipulated

b)

controlled

c)

responding

2.

What effect does decreasing the temperature of a room have on the life of a battery? What variable is underlined?

a)

controlled

b)

manipulated

c)

responding

3.

The measurable factor in an experiment is known as the:

a)

responding

b)

controlled

c)

manipulated

4.

What is manipulated variable? If we add more icing to a cake, will it produce mold faster?

a)

Number of cakes

b)

Amount of icing

c)

Type of icing

d)

Number of people

5.

If we add weight to a helicopter, will it stay in the air longer?

What is the responding variable?

a)

The color of the helicopter

b)

Weight

c)

The size of the helicopter

d)

The amount of time in the air

6.

Bono is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. What is the controlled variable?

a)

The ball used

b)

The height the ball bounces

c)

Height of the ball being dropped

7.

What is the responding variable in this question: If we make the wall of a boat higher, will it float longer?

a)

Depth of water

b)

How long it floats

c)

Height of walls

d)

What is in the boat

8.

How does watching TV while studying affect a student's mark? What variable is underlined?

a)

manipulated

b)

controlled

c)

responding

9.

If you chew 2 different flavors of gum, which flavor will last longer? Which is the manipulated variable?

a)

size of the gum

b)

How long gum last

c)

The flavor of the gum

10.

The manipulated variable is the ONE thing you...

a)

experiment with

b)

investigate

c)

keep the same

d)

change