Free Printable Science PAT Review (Other)

1.

gathering information through the use of 5 senses

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Observation

c)

Inferring

d)

Manipulated Variable

2.

This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Research

c)

Observation

d)

Conclusion

3.

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

a)

observations
conclusion

b)

data

c)

variables

d)

hypothesis

4.

idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Question

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Inference

5.

What are the 3 types of variables

a)

Red

b)

Manipulated

c)

Functional

d)

Controlled

e)

Responding

6.

What is the maninpulated variable

a)

What you keep the same

b)

What you change

c)

What happens or what you measure

7.

What is the controlled variable

a)

What you keep the same

b)

What you change

c)

What happens or what you measure

8.

What is the responding variable

a)

What you keep the same

b)

What you change

c)

What happens or what you measure

9.

Purpose Question: How does being late for class impact test scores?

What is the responding variable?

a)

test scores

b)

the time a student arrives to class

c)

amount of time to complete test

10.

Squidward found new reeds to try out in his clarinet. He used an applausometer to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.

What was the responding variable?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

11.

A scientist was trying to see if the amount of water a plant gets affects plant growth. She collected 10 identical plants and gave them different amounts of water. She measured their daily growth. The plants received the same amount of sunlight.

In this experiment what is the manipulated variable?

a)

The amount each plant grows

b)

Amount of sunlight each plant is exposed to

c)

Amount of water given to each plant

d)

That all 10 plants were identical

12.

A scientist was trying to see if the amount of water a plant gets affects plant growth. She collected 10 identical plants and gave them different amounts of water. She measured their daily growth. The plants received the same amount of sunlight.

In this experiment what is the responding variable?

a)

The amount each plant grows

b)

Amount of sunlight each plant is exposed to

c)

Amount of water given to each plant

d)

The mass of fertilizer given to each plant

13.

A scientist was trying to see if the amount of water a plant gets affects plant growth. She collected 10 identical plants and gave them different amounts of water. She measured their daily growth. The plants received the same amount of sunlight.

Select ALL of the controlled variables

a)

Amount of sunlight each plant is exposed to

b)

That all 10 plants were identical

c)

Amount of water given to each plant

d)

The amount each plant grows

14.

A scientist was trying to determine if a shape of hot air balloons impacted how high they went. The shape of 10 hot air balloons was varied. 5 were cones while 5 of them were round. The altitude (how high they went) was measured.

The responding variable would be:

a)

The shape of the balloons

b)

The maximum altitude each balloon reached

c)

Weather conditions were the same for each balloon flight

d)

The air inside each balloon was identical

e)

The 5 cone shaped balloons

15.

A scientist was trying to determine if a shape of hot air balloons impacted how high they went. The shape of 10 hot air balloons was varied. 5 were cones while 5 of them were round. The altitude (how high they went) was measured.

The two controlled variables would be:

a)

The shape of the balloons

b)

The maximum altitude each balloon reached

c)

Weather conditions were the same for each balloon flight

d)

The air inside each balloon was identical

e)

The 5 cone shaped balloons

16.

A scientist was trying to determine if a shape of hot air balloons impacted how high they went. The shape of 10 hot air balloons was varied. 5 were cones while 5 of them were round. The altitude (how high they went) was measured.

The manipulated variable would be:

a)

The shape of the balloons

b)

The maximum altitude each balloon reached

c)

Weather conditions were the same for each balloon flight

d)

The air inside each balloon was identical

e)

The 5 cone shaped balloons

17.

A students wants to determine if the shape of a container affects how fast water will evaporate from it.

The manipulated variable would be

a)

The shape of the container

b)

The material the container is made of

c)

The decrease in water mass that occurs every hour

d)

The temperature of the room

e)

The humidity of the room

18.

A students wants to determine if the shape of a container affects how fast water will evaporate from it.

The manipulated variable would be

a)

The shape of the container

b)

The material the container is made of

c)

The decrease in water mass that occurs every hour

d)

The temperature and humidity of the room

19.

A students wants to determine if the shape of a container affects how fast water will evaporate from it.

The controlled variables would be

a)

The shape of the container

b)

The material the container is made of

c)

The decrease in water mass that occurs every hour

d)

The temperature and humidity of the room

20.

Problem: How does the amount of fertilizer a farmer uses affect the number of beans harvested?

The controlled variable would be:

a)

The amount of fertilizer used

b)

The number of beans harvested from the plant

c)

10 plants with no fertilizer

d)

40 plants given various amounts of fertilizer

e)

The amount of water each plant receives

21.

Problem: How does the amount of fertilizer a farmer uses affect the number of beans harvested?

The manipulated variable would be:

a)

The amount of fertilizer used

b)

The number of beans harvested from the plant

c)

10 plants with no fertilizer

d)

40 plants given various amounts of fertilizer

e)

The amount of water each plant receives

22.

Problem: How does the amount of fertilizer a farmer uses affect the number of beans harvested?

The responding variable would be:

a)

The amount of fertilizer used

b)

The number of beans harvested from the plant

c)

10 plants with no fertilizer

d)

40 plants given various amounts of fertilizer

e)

The amount of water each plant receives

23.

Problem: How does the amount of junk food a student eats affect the number of cavities he or she gets?

What is the responding variable?

a)

mass of junk food consumed

b)

number of new cavities in a year

c)

number of times students brush their teeth in a day

d)

the toothpaste students use

e)

a group of students that eats no junk food

24.

Problem: How does the amount of junk food a student eats affect the number of cavities he or she gets?

What are the two controlled variables?

a)

mass of junk food consumed

b)

number of new cavities in a year

c)

number of times students brush their teeth in a day

d)

the toothpaste students use

e)

a group of students that eats no junk food

25.

Problem: How does the amount of junk food a student eats affect the number of cavities he or she gets?

What is the manipulated variable.

a)

mass of junk food consumed

b)

number of new cavities in a year

c)

number of times students brush their teeth in a day

d)

the toothpaste students use

e)

a group of students that eats no junk food

26.

The following data was collected in a student experiment. What is the responding variable?

a)

Size of the sugar cube

b)

Time it took to dissolve

c)

The solvent used (water)

d)

The temperature of the water

27.

The following data was collected in a student experiment. What is the manipulated variable

a)

Size of the sugar cube

b)

Time it took to dissolve

c)

The solvent used (water)

d)

The temperature of the water

28.

The following data was collected in a student experiment. What are the controlled variables?

a)

Size of the sugar cube

b)

Time it took to dissolve

c)

The solvent used (water)

d)

The temperature of the water

29.

Why do we want to test one variable at a time?

a)

Because it is hard to setup a data table with more than one

b)

It keeps the experiment fair and you can see what caused the change

c)

It is what has always been done

d)

It makes the results better in an experiment

30.

Factors that remain the same in an experiment to make it fair are called the

a)

controlled variables

b)

manipulated variables

c)

responding variables

d)

tested variables

31.

You are measuring the temperature of water that just had ice place into it. If you took the temperature at 20 minutes, what is a reasonable temperature?

a)

20

b)

50

c)

80

d)

85

32.

If the hippo population trend continues, what will the population be in 2011?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

42

d)

38

33.

What was the temperature of the liquid in the Styrofoam container at 4:00?

a)

55 degrees

b)

68 degrees

c)

73 degrees

d)

63 degrees

34.

What is the responding variable in the test shown above?

a)

Colour of the pen

b)

Type of filter paper

c)

Separation of the ink

d)

Length of the filter paper

35.

Which of the following rows identifies the manipulated variable and a controlled variable in this experiment?

a)

b)

c)

d)

36.

The heights of two poplar trees grown in different locations are recorded over a five-year period. Both trees have the same exposure to sunlight and receive the same amount of water. Both trees experience the same air temperature. The resulting heights of both trees are recorded in the graph below. The responding variable in this experiment is

a)

time

b)

tree height

c)

temperature

d)

amount of water given

37.

Stacie’s class set up the shown chromatography experiment, what is the manipulated variable?

a)

colour of the pen

b)

length of filter paper

c)

type of black ink used

d)

volume of water added to the beaker

38.

The students in a Grade 6 class had their right index fingerprints analyzed. The results of the analysis are presented in the graph below. Which of the following conclusions could be correctly made about the Grade 6 class?

a)

Less than half of students have a right index finger with an arch fingerprint.

b)

More girls than boys have a right index finger with a loop fingerprint.

c)

Less girls than boys have right index fingers with whorl fingerprints.

d)

Most students have a right index finger with a mixed fingerprint.

39.

A student conducts an experiment to determine the effects of salt in soil on the germination and growth of seeds. The following chart shows the results. Which of the following conclusions could be made from the results of this experiment?

a)

The more salt there is in the soil, the taller the plants grow.

b)

The more water there is in the soil, the shorter the plants grow.

c)

The more water there is in the soil, the greater the percentage of living plants.

d)

The more salt there is in the soil, the lower the percentage of seeds germinated.

40.

A Grade 6 class conducts an experiment to test the growth rate of spruce tree seedlings in different temperatures. They write up their experiment using the following outline. In which of the sections above would students place a graph showing the growth of the spruce tree seedlings at different temperatures?

a)

Hyothesis

b)

Materials and Design

c)

Oberservations

d)

Conclusions

Science PAT Review (Other)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

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