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1.

What is a dependent variable?

a)

a person, group, event that is used as a constant and unchanging comparison in science experiment

b)

It is what is measured in a science experiment.

c)

It is what is changed in a science experiment.

2.

What is an independent variable?

a)

a person, group, event that is used as a constant and unchanging comparison in science experiment

b)

It is what is changed in a science experiment.

c)

It is what is measured in a science experiment.

3.

Parker has been running for 6 months and is in great running shape. He wants to know if the time of day affects how fast he runs a half mile. Each day he runs 1/2 mile. He runs the first 1/2 mile in the morning at 7 am. He runs the second half mile at 1 pm. He runs the last half mile at 5 pm. All the days he ran it was 70 degrees and sunny at the time of the run.

What is the dependent variable? (result- what is being measured)

a)

He runs a half mile

b)

time of the day

c)

how fast he runs

4.

Parker has been running for 6 months and is in great running shape. He wants to know if the time of day affects how fast he runs a half mile. Each day he runs 1/2 mile. He runs the first 1/2 mile in the morning at 7 am. He runs the second half mile at 1 pm. He runs the last half mile at 5 pm. All the days he ran it was 70 degrees and sunny at the time of the run.

What is the independent variable? (purposely changed variable)

a)

He runs a 1/2 mile.

b)

The time of the day

c)

How fast he runs.

5.

Parker has been running for 6 months and is in great running shape. He wants to know if the time of day affects how fast he runs a half mile. Each day he runs 1/2 mile. He runs the first 1/2 mile in the morning at 7 am. He runs the second half mile at 1 pm. He runs the last half mile at 5 pm. All the days he ran it was 70 degrees and sunny at the time of the run.

What is the control variable? (not changed)

a)

He runs 1/2 mile.

b)

Time of the day

c)

how fast he runs

6.

I need to know what to use to weigh 4 pounds of beans?

a)

ruler

b)

scale/balance

c)

thermometer

d)

microscope

7.

I want to take the temperature of the room. What tool would I use?

a)

ruler

b)

scale / balance

c)

thermometer

d)

microscope

8.

I want to see how long my pencil is. What tool would I use?

a)

ruler

b)

scale / balance

c)

thermometer

d)

microscope

9.

I want to add 300 ml of water to my chemistry experiment. What tool would I use?

a)

ruler or yard stick

b)

measuring cup or graduated cylinder

c)

microscope

d)

scale or blance

10.

The volume of water is

a)

50 Cm³

b)

50 Cm²

c)

50 Cm

d)

40 gm

11.

Is the measuring unit for measuring volume of liquids

a)

Cm³

b)

Cm

c)

Meter

d)

Liter

12.

What is the purpose of this tool?

a)

to measure liquids, not exact

b)

used to stir

c)

to measure exact amounts of liquid

d)

used to find mass

13.

What is this tool used for?

a)

to find the temperature of a substance

b)

used to stir liquids

c)

used to find the mass

d)

used to add drops of liquid

14.

A variable that we keep the same

a)

manipulated

b)

controlled

c)

responding

15.

What effect does decreasing the temperature of a room have on the life of a battery? What variable is underlined?

a)

controlled

b)

manipulated

c)

responding

16.

The measurable factor in an experiment is known as the:

a)

responding

b)

controlled

c)

manipulated

17.

What is manipulated variable? If we add more icing to a cake, will it produce mold faster?

a)

Number of cakes

b)

Amount of icing

c)

Type of icing

d)

Number of people

18.

If we add weight to a helicopter, will it stay in the air longer?

What is the responding variable?

a)

The color of the helicopter

b)

Weight

c)

The size of the helicopter

d)

The amount of time in the air

19.

Bono is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. What is the controlled variable?

a)

The ball used

b)

The height the ball bounces

c)

Height of the ball being dropped

20.

What is the responding variable in this question: If we make the wall of a boat higher, will it float longer?

a)

Depth of water

b)

How long it floats

c)

Height of walls

d)

What is in the boat

21.

How does watching TV while studying affect a student's mark? What variable is underlined?

a)

manipulated

b)

controlled

c)

responding

22.

The higher the temperature of air in the oven, the faster a cake will bake. Which is a controlled variable?

a)

Type of oven used

b)

Type of cake used

c)

The temperature

d)

Time for cake to bake

23.

The height of bean plants depend on the amount of water they received. What is the independent variable?

a)

Amount of water

b)

Height of the plants

c)

How many beans were produced

d)

Temperature the plants were in

24.

Lemon trees receiving the most water produced the most lemons. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Amount of water

b)

Growth of the lemon tree

c)

How many lemons were produced

d)

Amount of sunlight

25.

The ____ variable is what is observed during the experiment.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Controlled

26.

Which hypothesis is correctly written?

a)

I think I will do well on my test today, because I ate a good breakfast.

b)

If I eat a good breakfast, then I will do well on my test today.

c)

If I eat a good breakfast, then I will earn a passing grade on my test today.

d)

If I do well on my test today, I get to out to eat for breakfast.

27.

What is matter?

a)

is anything that uses space

b)

is anything that occupies spaces ony

c)

is anything that occupies space and has mass

d)

is anything that has mass only

28.

Which of the following is NOT true about mass?

a)

always remain the same

b)

measured in kilograms

c)

not affected by gravity

d)

can change in location

29.

One hot summer, you remember you left a cup of water outside. A few weeks later, you saw that the cup was empty and you remember the cup having water. What happened to the water?

a)

It evaporated

b)

It underwent deposition

c)

It melted

30.

A puddle of water seemed to disappear. The heat caused the water to ________________.

a)

melt

b)

condense

c)

cool

d)

evaporate

31.

Which picture shows how the particles in a liquid are arranged?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

32.

Molecules spread out and move FAST!

a)

solid

b)

gas

c)

liquid

33.

Molecules are tightly packed together

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

34.

The 3 State of Matter are?

a)

Idaho, Texas, and Florida

b)

Matter, Mass, and Weight

c)

Solids, Liquids, and Gas

d)

Steel, Copper, and Brass

35.

If an ice cube is left out in room it will change from one state of matter to another. Which is the correct order of State of Matter that the ice cube will go through?

a)

Gas, Solid, Liquid

b)

Liquid, Solid, Gas

c)

Liquid, Gas, Solid

d)

Solid, Liquid, Gas

36.

A scientist uses an instrument to study the small particles in a piece of matter. The diagram shows what the scientist sees.

What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

vapor

37.

A puddle of water seemed to disappear. The heat caused the water to __________.

a)

melt

b)

evaporate

c)

cool

38.

The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of ______________.

a)

a solid becoming a liquid

b)

a liquid becoming a gas

c)

a liquid becoming a solid

39.

The process when a solid turns into a liquid.

a)

evaporation

b)

freezing

c)

melting

40.

The process when a gas turns into a liquid.

a)

condensation

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

41.

The process when a liquid turns into a gas

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

melting

42.

What is the change in the state of matter called?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

43.

What is the change in the state of matter called?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

44.

What is the change in the state of matter called?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

45.

What is the change in the state of matter called when a liquid changes to a solid?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

46.

What is the change in the state of matter called when a solid changes to a liquid?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

1st quarter review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

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