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WorksheetsGraphs and Scientific Method Practice
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
According to this circle graph, what is the least popular flavor of Jolly Rancher?
Blue Rasberry
Watermelon
Grape
Apple
How many students take the bus to school?
35
20
10
15
The chart below shows 6 months of a company’s sales figures. Between which 2 months did sales increase the most?
July to August
May to June
April to May
August to September
People buy the fewest drinks on
Friday
Tuesday
Thursday
Wednesday
According to the graph, how many mice will be born in week 5 if the trend continues?
100
90
160
180
This line graph shows the height of two plants that Samantha grew for four weeks.
During which week were the plants the same height?
1
2
3
4
What was the temperature of Simpsonville after 4 hours?
40
80
60
50
Based on the chart above, how would voters most likely respond to a climate crisis?
A majority of all voters would support candidates who propose solutions.
Most voters would deny and ignore the crisis, preferring to wait for a natural remedy.
Undecided voters would provide the least support for the use of public funds to solve the crisis.
Voters for Candidate Y would provide the most support for public and private efforts to solve the problem.
What happened on Thursday?
Cookie sales went up
Cookie sales went down
Cookie sales stayed the same
6 boxes were sold
Look at the bar graph. Can you tell what the bar graph measures?
Kilowatts used by appliances per day
Average Hours appliances were used per day
Number of hours each appliance was used per day
Hours appliance used monthly
During what period was the largest flu outbreak in the period 2003-2004?
October-November
November-December
December-January
January-February
During what period was the largest flu outbreak in the period 2007-2008?
October-November
November-December
February - March
January-February
List the toppings in order from the most popular to the least popular.
Tomato, Pepper, Onion, Pepperoni, Bacon, Mushroom
Tomato, Pepperoni, Bacon, Mushroom, Onion, Pepper
Pepperoni, Mushroom, Onion, Bacon, Pepper, Tomato
Pepperoni, Onion, Mushroom, Bacon, Pepper, Tomato
Which of these situations could be represented by this graph?
A
B
C
D
Susan said, “If I fertilize my geranium plants, then they will have more flowers.”
recognize a problem
test the hypothesis with an experiment
form a hypothesis
draw conclusions
Bob read about growing plants in water. He wanted to know how plants could grow without soil.
coming up with a question
test the hypothesis with an experiment
form a hypothesis
draw conclusions
If you conduct an experiment where you place 5 of the same red candies in different types of soda, all in the same amount of liquid and same type cups the indipendent variable is what?
Kind of soda
Type of cup
Amount of soda
Color of candy
What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?
"Does eating breakfast improve test scores?"
eating breakfast or not
the grade you got on the test
what time you get up in the morning
how tasty the breakfast is
You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.
They type of pot you put the plants in.
The amount you water each plant.
The amount of sunlight the plants get.
The amount the plant grows.
Mr. Pransky wants to see how different surfaces affect how high a tennis ball can bounce. What is the independent variable?
the different surfaces
using the same ball
how high they bounce
A student wants to test the hypothesis of "If salt is added to water then the boiling point of water will decrease (go down)." What is the independent variable?
Whether salt is added or not
Boiling Point
Amount of water
If you were testing the time it took for objects of different sizes to reach the ground after being dropped from 30 feet in the air, which of these would be the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
The time it takes for each object to hit the ground.
The size of each object.
The type of object you use.
The height you drop the object from
Sadie is testing how the age of a seed affects how fast plants grow. Look at the picture to see if you can figure out what makes her experiment unfair. Mark all that apply.
She used different types of seeds/plants.
The plants are in different pots.
She did not plant very many plants.
Seed age might not make a difference.
Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can drive.
What is the independent variable?
Type of gasoline
which car the gas is put into
how fast the car can drive
how much gas is put into the car
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid: water, apple juice, or milk. What should be kept constant?
If I floss more, then I will have fewer cavities. What is the independent variable?
Number of cavities
Amount of flossing
Type of floss used
Amount of brushing
What is the independent variable on this graph?
Number of push ups
Days
What is the independent variable?
Months
Temperature
Highs
Lows
