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Digging In 1 & 2 (start of E) GATZ

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are factors that limit how you can solve a problem?
a)
criteria
b)
constraints
c)
ingenuity
d)
iteration
2.
Goals that must be satisfied in order to achieve the challenge are known as:
a)
iteration
b)
constraints
c)
ingenuity
d)
criteria
3.
The amount of matter in a given amount of space is known as:
a)
gravity
b)
matter
c)
density
d)
constraint
4.
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
gravity
b)
matter
c)
density
d)
constraint
5.

Working together to solve a problem.

a)

Collaboration

b)

Constraint

c)

Criteria

d)

Team

6.

Buoyancy is the tendency for objects to float in a fluid. We consider buoyancy/buoyant force the...

a)

force pushing down on the object

b)

force pushing up on the object

c)

force equal between density and gravity

7.
The movement of soil or other materials from one place to another.
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering 
d)
deposition
8.
Melted rock that has reached the surface of Earth.
a)
erosion
b)
drought
c)
magma
d)
lava
9.
Melted rock found beneath Earth’s surface.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
erosion
d)
drought
10.

The amount of space something takes up.

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Density

d)

Gravity

11.

To take the place of something

a)

Displace

b)

Density

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Floating

e)

Volume

12.

When someone follows the written procedures and gets the same results.

a)

Repeatable

b)

Accuracy

c)

Criteria

d)

Range

e)

Displace

13.

A repetition that attempts to improve on a process or product.

a)

Iteration

b)

Trial

c)

Procedure

d)

Colaboration

14.

One time through a procedure.

a)

Trial

b)

Iteration

c)

Accuracy

d)

Precision

e)

Model/

Simulation

15.

How close together the measured values/data is.

a)

Precision

b)

Accuracy

c)

Trial

d)

Repeatable

16.

How close to the goal/target the data is.

a)

Precision

b)

Accuracy

c)

Trial

d)

Repeatable

17.

The zone/amount between the largest piece of data and the smallest.

a)

Range

b)

Accuracy

c)

Density

d)

Precision

e)

Iteration

18.

The thing the scientist changes (on purpose) in an experiment

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Constants

d)

Variability

e)

Control group

19.

The thing the scientist measures in an experiment

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Constants

d)

Variability

e)

Control group

20.

A guess based on research or prior knowledge.

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Constants

d)

Hypothesis

e)

Control group

21.

The level of independent variable used to compare the results

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Constants

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Control group

22.

All the variables that are kept the same through the experiment

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Constants

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Control group

e)

Independent variable

23.

What is the DEPENDENT variable (data) 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

24.

The life boats must be able to hold 100 people each. Is this a criteria or constraint?

a)

criteria

b)

constraint

c)

neither

25.

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)

control

b)

dependent

c)

independent

26.

Mrs. Carey wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the control?

a)

assignment

b)

study times

27.

Mrs. Carey wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the dependent variable?

a)

same assignment

b)

test scores

c)

different study times

28.

A student is planning an experiment to find out what slope affects erosion the most. The student uses different slopes(10, 20, 30 degrees) . The independent variable is the _____.

a)

how much erosion occured

b)

amount of water used

c)

different slopes

29.

Students have to build a boat that floats for 20 seconds and holds 6 keys. They have 10 minutes. What is the constraint?

a)

float for 20 sec

b)

hold 6 keys

c)

10 minutes to build

30.

In the lava flow experiment, a team gets the following data. What is their range? Just enter the number (no label).

15, 12, 23, 32, 29

(a)  

31.

Which group has better precision?

a)

12, 34, 58, 3

b)

144, 139, 136, 149

c)

2, 18, 4, 15

d)

120, 52, 77, 338

32.

Water freezes in a crack in a rock and breaks the rock apart.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

None of these

33.

After a heavy rain, the stream moves a lot of dirt down the valley.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

None of these

34.

Dump truck drops it's load of dirt

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

None of these

35.

Wind blows dust around

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

None of these

36.

Gravity pulls rocks and dirt down

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

None of these

37.

Jackhammering rocks into smaller pieces.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

None of these