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Variables

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which variable do you change for a scientific investigation?

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

Controlled variable

d)

Varying variable

2.

Which variable reacts to what you change in a scientific investigation?

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

Controlled variable

d)

a varying variable

3.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

the right answer in an experiment

b)

the wrong answer in an experiment

c)

an educated guess; what you think will happen

d)

A really energetic paper

4.

What is the independent variable in this experiment?

Will a person wake up earlier if they drink water?

a)

the person

b)

the time it takes for a person to wake up

c)

the water

d)

none of these

5.

What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

Does the type of pen determine how fast you write?

a)

the type of pen

b)

how fast you write

c)

the person writing

d)

none of these

6.

What is the independent variable in the experiment?

Mr. Block wants to see which treat causes her cat, Whiskers, to jump the highest.

a)

the type of treat

b)

how high Whiskers jumps

c)

the type of cat

d)

Mr. Block

7.

Why do we only test one variable at a time?

a)

It is too much work to use more than one variable

b)

It is how it's always been done

c)

We want to know what is causing the change that occurs

d)

There is no reason

8.

Generally, how many times should each trial in an experiment be repeated?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

9.

When testing your ability to jump different distances, which of the following could be the controlled variable?

a)

the length of the jump

b)

the size of your muscles

c)

the time of day you train

d)

none of these

10.

In an experiment where you see how the height of a roller coaster track affects the speed of a roller coaster, the type of roller coaster is what type of variable?

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

controlled variable

d)

none of these