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WorksheetsBiology A Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the scientific method?
How scientists measure liquids
Drawing a conclusion based on a guess
The steps scientists use to question, design, test, and conclude to solve a scientific problem
The steps taken by scientists to determine if an idea in science is a theory, law, or fact
Read the scenario: Mr. Smith wanted to see if shining a colored light on a plant had an effect on the number of leaves it had. He gathered two different groups of the same species of plants, gave them the same amount of water, and did the test for the same amount of time. On one group of plants he used regular sunlight. On the second group of plants he changed the light color to red. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
Type of light
Type of plant
Amount of water
Amount of leaves the plant has
Read the scenario: Mr. Smith wanted to see if shining a colored light on a plant had an effect on the number of leaves it had. He gathered two different groups of the same species of plants, gave them the same amount of water, and did the test for the same amount of time. On one group of plants he used regular sunlight. On the second group of plants he changed the light color to red. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Type of light
Type of plant
Amount of water
Amount of leaves the plant has
Read the scenario: Mr. Smith wanted to see if shining a colored light on a plant had an effect on the number of leaves it had. He gathered two different groups of the same species of plants, gave them the same amount of water, and did the test for the same amount of time. On one group of plants he used regular sunlight. On the second group of plants he changed the light color to red. What is the control group?
Plants with sunlight
Plants with red light
Read the scenario: Mr. Smith wanted to see if shining a colored light on a plant had an effect on the number of leaves it had. He gathered two different groups of the same species of plants, gave them the same amount of water, and did the test for the same amount of time. On one group of plants he used regular sunlight. On the second group of plants he changed the light color to red. What are some of the constants in this experiment? Select ALL that apply.
Type of light
Type of plant
Amount of water
Amount of leaves the plant has
A shopping mall wanted to determine whether the more expensive “Tough Stuff” floor wax was better than the cheaper “Steel Seal” floor wax at protecting its floor tiles against scratches. One liter of each brand of floor wax was applied to test sections of the main hall of the mall. The test sections were all the same size and were covered with the same kind of tiles. After 3 weeks, the number of scratches in each of the test sections was counted to observe the effectiveness of the wax. What is the independent variable?
Amount of wax
Size of tiles
Brand/type of floor wax
Number of scratches on tile
A shopping mall wanted to determine whether the more expensive “Tough Stuff” floor wax was better than the cheaper “Steel Seal” floor wax at protecting its floor tiles against scratches. One liter of each brand of floor wax was applied to test sections of the main hall of the mall. The test sections were all the same size and were covered with the same kind of tiles. After 3 weeks, the number of scratches in each of the test sections was counted to observe the effectiveness of the wax. What is the dependent variable?
Amount of floor wax
Size of tiles
Brand/type of floor wax
Number of scratches on tile
A shopping mall wanted to determine whether the more expensive “Tough Stuff” floor wax was better than the cheaper “Steel Seal” floor wax at protecting its floor tiles against scratches. One liter of each brand of floor wax was applied to test sections of the main hall of the mall. The test sections were all the same size and were covered with the same kind of tiles. After 3 weeks, the number of scratches in each of the test sections was counted to observe the effectiveness of the wax. What are the constants? Select ALL that apply.
Amount of floor wax
Size of tiles
Type/Brand of floor wax
Number of scratches on tiles
Which month produced the most pounds of fruit?
January
February
March
April
Which month produced the least amount of grapes?
March
June
January
April
Which 2 months produced the most apples?
June
April
May
February
What type of graph is this? What state had the highest case rate in April of 2021?
Bar graph, Minnesota
Pie Chart, Iowa
Scatter Plot, Wisconsin
Line graph, South Dakota
To measure the distance between Foley, MN and San Francisco, CA, what type of measurement would be most appropriate?
millimeters (mm)
grams (g)
liters (L)
kilometers (km)
An experiment was performed on 2 types of fertilizers to test potato yield. Based on the data table, what group was most effective at producing a high yield?
No fertilizer
Fertilizer A
Fertilizer B
