wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Materials and Methods

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a laboratory experiment?

a)

A laboratory experiment is where neither the participant nor the experimenter are aware of which group each participant belongs to.

b)

Laboratory experiments are done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants.

c)

A laboratory experiment is an experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions, where accurate measurements are possible and uses a standardised procedure

d)

A laboratory is an empirical study in which individuals (or clusters of individuals) are exposed to the experimental and control conditions that are determined by nature or by other factors outside the control of the investigators

2.

Came from the word “vary,” are elements, entities, or factors that can change.

a)

OPTIONS

b)

CHOICES

c)

VARIABLES

d)

SUB UNIT

3.

During the quarantine period, your mother planted tomato seedlings in pots. Now common understanding from science tells you that several factors are affecting the growth of tomatoes: sunlight, water, kind of soil, and nutrients in soil. How fast the tomato seedlings will grow and bear fruits will depend on these factors. What is the dependent variable?

a)

SUNLIGHT

b)

WATER

c)

THE GROWTH OF TOMATOES

d)

KIND OF SOIL

4.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
5.
Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?
a)
Type of gasoline
b)
which car the gas is put into
c)
how fast the car can drive
d)
how much gas is put into the car
6.
Ms. S 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)
Where the experiment took place.
7.
Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)
8.
Tiffany was investing how fast it took Hayden to react to different sounds. Identify the independent variable.
a)
How fast Hayden reacted
b)
different sounds
c)
types of music
d)
Hayden
9.
Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his dependent variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Type of dog
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
10.
What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) is 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)
how tasty the breakfast is
11.
What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?
"Do tall people jump further than short people?"
a)
height of the person
b)
weight of the person
c)
how fast the person runs
d)
how far the person jumps
12.
Bonnie wants to test whether adding Bio-fertilizer 'x' will help plant grow. What is the "controlled group" in this experiment?
a)
plant sprayed with Bio-fertilizer 'x'
b)
plant without the Bio-fertilizer 'x'
13.
Which variable is NOT a constant in this experiment?
"What type of medium do earthworms prefer?"
a)
type of medium
b)
amount of medium
c)
direction of the earthworm
d)
types of earthworm