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WorksheetsGraphing in science
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Quantitative or Qualitative Observation?
John's shirt is blue.
Quantitative
Qualitative
Quantitative or Qualitative Observation?
There are 15 boys in this classroom.
Quantitative
Qualitative
Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.
If leaf color change is related to temperature, then exposing plants to low temperatures will result in changes in leaf color.
leaf color
temperature
plants
amount of time
Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.
If leaf color change is related to temperature, then exposing plants to low temperatures will result in changes in leaf color.
leaf color
temperature
plants
amount of time
Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.
If hatching brine shrimp is related to salinity (how salty water is), then the greater the salt concentration, the higher the hatching rate.
amount of salt
number of brine shrimp
type of shrimp
type of shrimp
Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.
If hatching brine shrimp is related to salinity (how salty water is), then the greater the salt concentration, the higher the hatching rate.
amount of salt
number of shrimp
type of shrimp
type of shrimp
A student wanted to test how the mass of a paperplane affected the distance it would fly. Paperclips were added before each test flight. As each paperclip was added, the plane was tested to determine how far it flew.
What is a controlled variable?
number of paperclips
number of times thrown
distance flown
size of paperplane
A plumber is interested in how much water flows through a tap with different sized openings.
What is a controlled variable?
water flow rate
size of tap opening
water pressure
time
manually change
measure
The variable that you measure in the experiment is the -
Independent Variable (IV)
Dependent Variable (DV)
Controlled Variable (CV)
What is the independent variable (cause) is this experiment?
"Which type of medium (soil or sand) is best for plant growth?"
height of plant (cm)
type of medium (soil or sand)
amount of medium (soil or sand)
types of plant
What is the dependent variable (effect) is this experiment?
"Does eating breakfast improve test score?"
eating breakfast or not
the grade you got on the test
what time you get up in the morning
how tasty the breakfast is
What type of data is the weights of food items?
Numerical
Categorical
What type of data is the height of students?
Numerical
Categorical
Mood can be measured as sad, flat, ambivalent or happy. What type of data is this?
Numerical
Categorical
The isles in a supermarket are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. What type of data is isle number?
Numerical
Categorical
This graph represents the number of different types of bird species in a zoo. Why is wrong with the graph?
the scale on the y-axis is not even
the scale on the x-axis is not even
There is no title
What is wrong with this graph?
Missing title
The label on an axis is missing units
Values on an axis are not evenly spaced
What is a controlled variable?
An experimental element which is constant and unchanged throughout the course of the investigation.
the variable that is manipulated to measure its effect on the DV.
What is wrong with this graph?
Missing title
An axis is missing a label
Values on an axis are not evenly spaced
