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WorksheetsThe Nature of Science & Graphing
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins
Experiment: How does watching TV while studying affect a student's test grades?
The students grades are the __________ variables.
independent
dependent
Experiment: How does adding cardio to one's daily schedule affect their heart rate?
The heart rate is the __________ variables.
independent
dependent
Experiment: How does healthy food affect an athlete's endurance?
Healthy food is the __________ variables.
independent
dependent
On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?
x-axis
y-axis
neither
it changes
On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?
x-axis
y-axis
neither
it changes
The variable that is measured.
Controlled Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.
Controlled Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
the pie chart shows the different types of vehicles involved in road accidents in a city last years.
which type of vehicles had the highest number of road accidents last year?
Motorcycle
Cars
Good Vehicles
Buses
The purpose of graphs, charts and tables is to
help scientists visualize results from an experiment.
make the experiment look nice.
practice what I learned in Math class.
Practice my drawing skills.
A variable that stays the same is called....
constants
independent variable
dependent variable
responding variable
What type of graph is best used to compare data from different groups?
Line graph
Pie chart
Bar graph
Scatter plot
What type of graph is best used to represent parts of a whole?
Line graph
Pie chart
Bar graph
Scatter plot
What type of graph is best used to represent trends in data between ONE or TWO continuous variables?
(two answers)
Line graph
Pie Chart
Bar graph
Scatter plot
What is the independent variable on this graph?
Year
Number of Visitors
Visitors to a Park
none of these
What is the dependent variable on this graph?
Year
Number of Visitors
none of these
What is the independent variable?
Months
Temperature
Highs
Lows
Ms. Ademski walked outside and noticed the air was dry, flowers were dying, and the temperature was increasing. She wrote her observations down in her notebook. What kind of data was she recording?
Examination Data
Laboratory Data
Qualitative Data
Quantitative Data
Good science only changes one independent variable at a time.
True
False
What is science always based on?
(a)
