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WorksheetsSmith PostSLO 22-23
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Real Name and Class Period?
(a)
A way to display data that have been collected will be to use a ____.
balance
data table
microscope
graduated cylinder
3. Which is NOT a good testable hypothesis statement?
If the temperature of the hive increases, then the hatching rate will increase.
If they are female, then they drink coffee.
If the volume of an object increases, then the rate at which it falls through the air decreases.
Using the graph, what will be the testable question that the scientist used before they collected data?
Are there more earthworms in the soil in the spring or in the fall?
What is the effect of plowing soil on the number of earthworms?
How is the size of earthworms affected by the seasons?
Does plowing soil affect how fast earthworms grow?
A scientist who wants to study the effects of a new fertilizer on plants would probably ___.
Give each experimental group the same amount of the fertilizer.
Not worry about measuring the amount of fertilizer used.
Include a control group that received no fertilizer.
Use different numbers of plants in each group.
The temperature of water affect the time it takes a sugar cube to dissolve. What are the independent and dependent variables in the statement?
Independent Variable: Type of water Dependent Variable: Dissolving rate
Independent Variable: Temperature of water Dependent Variable: Type of sugar cube
Independent Variable: Temperature of water Dependent Variable: Dissolving Rate
Independent Variable: Time Dependent Variable: Number of sugar cubes
Which of the following would be a qualitative observation?
the color of eggs
the number of eggs
the temperature at which eggs boil
the time it takes eggs to boil
Which of the following should NOT be allowed to happen in the science lab?
If you break something, DON'T clean it up.
Always follow the teacher's instructions.
If you don't understand, ask questions.
Never play in the lab.
While working in the lab, Joe notices that Dave takes out some candy from his pocket. Why must Joe remind Dave not to eat anything in the lab?
eating in the lab can distract others
eating in the lab is dangerous, because of chemicals
eating in front of your classmates might make them hungry
A sample that is treated exactly like the other experimental groups except that the variable is not applied to it is a (n) ____.
(not changed)
observation
variable
control
hypothesis
According to National Geographic Kids (2015), "Earthworms are [good] to soil health and to plants growing in it because they transport nutrients and minerals from below to the surface via their waste. An earthworm can eat up to a third of its body weight in a day." Which question can this experiment answer?
Does the amount of water given to a tomato plant affect the number of earthworms on the plants?
Does having earthworms in the soil affect the number of tomatoes that grow on a tomato plant?
Does adding water to the soil affect the number of tomatoes that grow on a tomato plant?
Does the number of tomatoes that grow affect the number of earthworms in the soil?
You have accidently broken a test tube & spilled a chemical on the table. What should you do?
Use water and paper towels to clean up the spill; place the broken test tube in the disposal container specified by the teacher for sharp objects.
Throw the glass into the nearest trash bin and let the spill air-dry.
Quickly dispose of the glass, wipe up the spill with nearest cloth, and hope nobody notices.
Caution your lab partners to avoid the area while you inform the teacher of the small accident.
