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Howard's Controls and Variables

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am doing an experiment to see what happens when I leave an egg in a jar of vinegar. Each day I will take observations to see how the egg changes. What type of observations am I making?

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

2.

Which statement below is a hypothesis?

a)

My dog can run 1 mile in 10 minutes.

b)

Twins can finish each other's sentences.

c)

If I add baking soda to my washing machine, then my clothes will come out cleaner.

d)

Water can remove dust.

3.

I am conducting an experiment to see how many tomato plants I can grown in 90 degree weather. After two weeks I count how many tomatoes are on the plant. What type of data is that?

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

4.

I am doing an experiment to see if giving kids candy at lunch will make them more hyper. The kids are split into 2 groups.

I give Group A a healthy lunch and a candy bar. I give Group B a healthy lunch and no candy at all. Which group is my control group.

a)

Group A

b)

Group B

5.

I am doing an experiment to see if students study for 15 minutes a day, will they get better grades. What is the DEPENDENT variable in this experiment? (Remember the dependent variable is what is being measured)

a)

Students

b)

The student's grades

c)

Study Time

d)

Students height

6.

One way to state a hypothesis is an IF and ________ statement.

a)
then
b)

maybe

7.

After conducting an experiment and analyzing the data you can come to a _______________.

a)

conclusion

b)

end point

8.

In an experiment, there are usually two groups being tested. What are the two groups we have studied.

a)

Control Group and Independent Variable

b)

Control Group and Experimental Group

c)

Independent Variable and Dependent Variable

9.

The variable that you are testing out, changing, or introducing is the________________.

a)

Control group

b)

independent variable

c)

Data

d)

dependent variable

10.

Controls don't

a)

receive experimental treatment

b)

keep things the same

c)

keep the experiment the same

d)

keep procedures the same

11.

What is the independent variables' definition, and how many should there be?

a)

what the scientist thinks; 1

b)

what the scientist observes; 1

c)

what the scientist changes; 1

d)

none of the above

12.
How many variables do we want to be testing at one time?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

Science starts with an observation or a question

a)
True
b)
False
14.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
15.

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been taken out. 

a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
16.
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)
Diameter of the ball
b)
Force acting on the ball
c)
Height that the ball bounces
d)
Height from which the ball is dropped
17.

In an experiment, controlled variables (aka constants) should always be

a)

different

b)

the same

c)

kind of the same

d)

none of the above

18.

The control group doesn't

a)

receive experimental treatment

b)

keep things the same

c)

keep the experiment the same

d)

keep procedures the same

19.

What is an independent variable?

a)

the variable that is deliberately changed by the scientist

b)

the variable that is observed during the experiment.

20.

What is a dependent variable? (Check all that apply)

a)

The one observed during the experiment.

b)

The data we collect during the experiment.

c)

The data that is collected as a result of changing the independent variable.

d)

Forming a hypothesis.