WorksheetsVariables
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which variable do you change for a scientific investigation?
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Controlled variable
Varying variable
Which variable reacts to what you change in a scientific investigation?
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Controlled variable
a varying variable
What is a hypothesis?
the right answer in an experiment
the wrong answer in an experiment
an educated guess; what you think will happen
A really energetic paper
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
Will a person wake up earlier if they drink water?
the person
the time it takes for a person to wake up
the water
none of these
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Does the type of pen determine how fast you write?
the type of pen
how fast you write
the person writing
none of these
What is the independent variable in the experiment?
Mr. Block wants to see which treat causes her cat, Whiskers, to jump the highest.
the type of treat
how high Whiskers jumps
the type of cat
Mr. Block
Why do we only test one variable at a time?
It is too much work to use more than one variable
It is how it's always been done
We want to know what is causing the change that occurs
There is no reason
Generally, how many times should each trial in an experiment be repeated?
1
2
3
5
When testing your ability to jump different distances, which of the following could be the controlled variable?
the length of the jump
the size of your muscles
the time of day you train
none of these
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?
dependent variable
independent variable
controlled variable
none of these
