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Quarter 1 Midterm - Variables

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes
2.
Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.
a)
words
b)
minutes
3.

Which of the following is the label for the independent variable?

a)

Money Collected

b)

Raising Money

c)

Boxes Sold

d)

None of the above

4.
On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes
5.

Which is one is the variable that you change in an experiment?

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Constant

d)

Control

6.

Which variable is what changes because of what you manipulated in the experiment?

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Constant

d)

Control

7.

I am experimenting with how water effects the growth of a bean plant. Select all that need to remain constant

a)

Sunlight

b)

Type of Soil

c)

Temperature

d)

Amount of water

8.

What is the "control" in the experiment?

a)

The variable I change

b)

The variable I observe or measure.

c)

Something in the experiment that must remain constant.

d)

A similar test with typical factors to compare the experiment to.

9.
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)
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
10.
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. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. 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
11.

You want to know if the liquid you water with affects plant growth. You water some petunia plants in the greenhouse with 4 different types of water (salt water, regular water, sugar water and distilled water). After a two-week period, the height of the plants is measured.

a)

IV

1.

Liquid you water with

b)

DV

2.

Height of plant

c)

Constant

3.

Location of plants

d)

Control Group

4.

Watered with regular water

e)

Experimental Group

5.

Salt Water, sugar water, distilled water

12.

Two groups of math students were tested to compare their speed on their accurate completion of their multiplication facts. One group was given calculators, the other group was not.

a)

IV

1.

Calculators

b)

DV

2.

Speed of Completion

c)

Constant

3.

Math Test

d)

Control Group

4.

Students without calculators

e)

Experimental Group

5.

Students with calculators