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G7 Science Fusion Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are Hot Cheetos or Takis better?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

2.

How does the type of music played affect the growth of a tomato plant?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

3.

How does the weight pulled by truck affect how fast it can accelerate in 100 yards?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

4.

Is sugar good or bad for you?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

5.

How does the percent of oxygen in the air affect your breathing rate while walking at 4.0 mph?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

6.

How do we remember things?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

7.

How does exposure to sound at loud volumes (70 decibels) affect your ability to remember a 10 digit code?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

8.

Why do rockets fly up?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

9.

Why does a candle melt when it is lit?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

10.

Counting the number of milkweed leaves is _____________ data.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

both types of data

d)

neither types of data

11.

Factors that you control around your experiment are called __________.

a)

methods

b)

qualitative

c)

quantitative

d)

variables

12.

Testable or Not Testable: Does the life of a light bulb depend on its wattage?

a)

Testable

b)

Not Testable

13.

The one thing that a scientist changes in their investigation

a)

Variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

data

d)

Hypothesis

14.

What the scientist is measuring in their investigation. 

a)

Dependent variable

b)

variable

c)

hypothesis

15.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

16.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
How fast you get to school
b)
Riding a bike or walking
17.
If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Studying
b)
Test score
18.

What would the independent variable be in an experiment testing which type of paper airplane goes the furthest?

a)

the distance each plane flies.

b)

the type of paper airplane.

19.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
a)
Height that the ball bounces
b)
Height from which the ball is dropped
20.
Mr. S 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
21.

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?

a)

heart rate

b)

type of exercise

22.
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
23.

A custodian notices some dirty tables and wants to know which cleaner is the best to use. He tests three different cleaners and looks at how well they clean compared to tap water. What is the control group?

a)

type of cleaner

b)

tap water

c)

cleanliness of tables

d)

time spent cleaning

24.

An experiment is being done to determine how light affects the growth of small zinnia plants. One plant is placed in full sunlight, the second in a shaded area, the third in an unlit closet. What is a controlled variable in this experiment?

a)

the amount of light

b)

the plant in the closet

c)

the type of plants

d)

the growth of the plants

25.

Steve wanted to see if different types of fertilizer influence sunflower growth. What is the control group?

a)

type of fertilizer

b)

sunflower grown without fertilizer

26.

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

a)

Constant

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

27.
Observing means
a)
using one or more of your senses to gather information
b)
making a model of something you can't see with your own eyes
c)
making a forecast of something that will happen
d)
making a guess as to what is happening
28.
An inference is
a)
a wild guess.
b)
a model based on observations.
c)
when you attempt to explain what you observe. (an A-HA! moment)
d)
a prediction of what will happen.
29.
An example of an inference is...
a)
The chairs in the classroom have wheels.
b)
Polar bears have black skin.
c)
The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the Earth's oxygen.
d)
The dog is shivering, so it must be cold.
30.
Check ALL of the correct statements about graphing the INDEPENDENT Variable.
a)
Located on the Y-axis of a graph.
b)
Located on the X-axis of a graph.
c)
The factor changed/tested by the scientist.
d)
The data collected during the experiment.
31.
Check ALL of the correct statements about graphing the DEPENDENT Variable.
a)
Located on the Y-axis of a graph.
b)
Located on the X-axis of a graph.
c)
The factor changed/tested by the scientist.
d)
The data collected during the experiment.
32.
Which axis runs horizontally?
a)
x
b)
y
33.
Which axis runs vertically?
a)
x
b)
Y
34.
What does "DRY" stand for or mean? 
a)
Dependent Responding Y-axis
b)
Dogs Reek Yonder
c)
Dependent Reaction Y-axis
d)
Dependent Reacts to You 
35.
What does "MIX" stand for or mean? 
a)
Manipulated Independent X-axis
b)
Manipulated In the X-axis
c)
Manipulated the change In X-axis
d)
Make the Independent on the X-axis
36.

_________________ is something that scientists use to represent an idea or explanation.

a)

A question

b)

A claim

c)

A model

d)

A theory

37.

Models are used to better explain and understand a complex thing.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
Facts, figures and other evidence collected
a)
Pie
b)
Cake
c)
Math
d)
Data
39.
When scientists create a representation of a complex process, they are:
a)
inferring
b)
predicting
c)
classifying
d)
making models
40.
What is a law?
a)
Describes what happens
b)
Explains a process
41.

These explain how a natural phenomenon work

a)

theory

b)

law

42.

These are the best explanation for a phenomenon with all of the available evidence

a)

law

b)

theory

43.

(a)   is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way. The answer is Precision. TYPE PRECISION.

44.

What "I" am testing in an experiment; what is being changed by the experimenter

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

constants

d)

control

45.
Which of the following is typically found on the x-axis of a graph?
a)
The independent variable
b)
The dependent variable
c)
The control groups
d)
The constants
46.

The surfer is wearing a red shirt is an...

a)

observation

b)

inference

47.

The water is warm is an...

a)

observation

b)

inference

48.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
49.

After scientists draw a conclusion, what do they do at the end of the scientific method?

a)

analyze data

b)

write down observations

c)

do an experiment

d)

share results with other scientists

50.

What kind of data is shown in this example?


The shark is 10 feet long.

a)

Quantitative Data

b)

Qualitative Data