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WorksheetsScientific Method Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the summary at the end of the experiment that describes if the hypothesis was true based on data?
What is the testable prediction in a scientific investigation?
You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment?
They type of pot you put the plants in.
The amount you water each plant.
The amount of sunlight the plants get.
The amount the plant grows.
A scientist noticed that the number of salamanders in ponds in the Rocky Mountains was declining. What part of the scientific method is this?
hypothesis
theory
observation
control
The variable that is measured in an experiment is the _____________ variable
dependent
independent
control
experiment
Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.
What is the dependent variable?
Dropping the same way
Wing Length
Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor
Dropping from the same height
Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.
What is the independent variable?
Dropping the same way
Wing Length
Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor
Dropping from the same height
Cindy wanted to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. She placed two tomato plants in 10 inch pots with potting soil and watered them ¼ cup each day. One plant was placed under a cardboard box and one was placed in the sunlight. She measured the growth of the plant each week for three weeks.
What are two CONSTANTS? (Select 2)
Using the same type of plant
Each plant was placed in a 10 inch pot
The growth of the plant
One plant is in the sunlight and the other is under a box
What is the dependent variable of the graph?
