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IV/DV Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amanda wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

a)
Monica's growth
b)
drinking milk
2.
Ramone wants to know: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?
a)

how far they kick the soccer ball

b)
who the person is
c)
how well they do on the math test
d)

the type of soccer ball

3.

Marcos wants to know: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

a)

the type of gasoline

b)
which car the gas is put into
c)
how fast the car can drive
d)
how much gas is put into the car
4.
Angelina set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
a)

distance traveled by the ball

b)

height of the ramp

c)

mass of the ball

d)

who set up the experiment

5.

Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts? The flavor of ice cream is the....

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

6.

Does the type of shoe worn during a 30 meter dash affect the speed of the runner? The speed of the runner is the...

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

7.

How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades? Student's grades are the....

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

8.

Does changing the scent of a brand of dog food affect how much the dog eats? How much the dog eats is the...

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

9.

The variable that is measured.

a)

controlled variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

independent variable

10.

The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.

a)

controlled variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

independent variable

11.
Identify the dependent variable:
A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.
a)

the car

b)

the distance the car took to brake 

c)

the different tire treads

d)

the drive

12.
Catherine is testing which soil will help grass grow the tallest.  The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.
a)
constant (stays the same)
b)
independent (it's what you change)
c)
dependent (it's what you measure)
13.
When experimenting with plants to see if they grow better with or without fertilizer, a scientist uses six bean plants and one type of fertilizer. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

control

d)

compound

14.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk.  In this investigation, the independent variable is...

a)

the type of plant

b)

the amount of sunlight

c)

the type of music

d)

the type of liquid

15.

Your science teacher believes that food you eat will affect your test average. They believe if you:

-eat food from Raising Canes your grades will go up by 5 points

-eat at Pizza Oven your grades will stay the same

-eat at Chipotle your grades will go down 10 points


What is the independent variable?

a)

food you eat

b)

grades

16.
Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?
a)

if/then statement

b)

a prediction

c)

testable

d)

restate the question

17.
What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method.
a)

ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results.

b)

ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.

c)

make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.

d)

ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results

18.

At what time is the rocket the highest according to the graph?

a)

60 seconds

b)

80 seconds

c)

100 seconds

d)

120 seconds

19.

What information is shown for the dependent variable in this graph?

a)

rainfall in mm

b)

day of the month

c)

rainfall during the first 9 days of a month

20.

According to the graph, in the beginning of 2017, approximately how many daily users did Snapchat have?

a)

50 million users

b)

150 users

c)

150 million users

d)

100 users