WorksheetsExperimental Variables
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
A student is testing the effect of shoe color on running speed.
What is the independent variable in this investigation?
Shoe color
Running speed
Track surface
Weather conditions
A student is testing the effect of shoe sole material on running speed.
What is the dependent variable in this investigation?
Shoe sole material
Running speed
Track surface
Weather conditions
A student is testing the effect of shoelace tightness on running speed.
What are TWO controlled variables (constants) in this investigation?
Shoelace tightness
Running speed
Track surface
Race distance
Hypothesis: If we increase the length of string on a pendulum, then it will a take longer time period to make one complete cycle back and forth.
What is the independent variable in this investigation?
Time period
Number of cycles
Length of string
Amount of mass on end of string
Hypothesis: If we increase the length of string on a pendulum, then it will a take longer time period to make one complete cycle back and forth.
What is the dependent variable in this investigation?
Time period
Number of cycles
Length of string
Amount of mass on end of string
A student is testing the effect of different amounts of mass on the flight length of one specific paper airplane design.
What is the independent variable in this investigation?
Flight length
Airplane design
Amount of mass
Force of throw
A student is testing the effect of different color paper on the flight length of one specific paper airplane design.
What is the dependent variable in this investigation?
Flight length
Airplane design
Paper color
Location of test flight
A student is testing the effect of different throw forces on the flight length of one specific paper airplane design.
What are TWO controlled variables (contants) in this investigation?
Flight length
Airplane design
Throw forces
Location of test flight
Hypothesis: If pine tree seedlings have a biodegradable root container, then they will grow faster than seedlings with bare roots.
What is the independent variable in this investigation?
Amount of fertilizer used
Amount of water
Tree growth
Root treatment
Hypothesis: If pine tree seedlings have a biodegradable root container, then they will grow faster than seedlings with bare roots.
What is the dependent variable in this investigation?
Type of soil
Amount of daylight hours
Tree growth
Root treatment
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Maya designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the amount of water given to a lima
bean seed affect how tall it grows?
In this experiment, what variable should Maya CHANGE?
the amount of water
the kind of plant
the type of soil
the amount of sunlight it gets
