WorksheetsScientific Process
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 27mins
Changes in the _________ variable causes an effect or change in the _________ variable.
independent; dependent
dependent; independent
The more light bulb you add to a room, the brighter it will be. What is the dependent variable?
Amount of lightbulbs
How bright the room is
This variable in an experiment is the one being manipulated or changed by the scientist.
Dependent variable
Independent variable
The variable that is measured or observed.
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Julian wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable
Type of fertilizer
Size of sunflower
Jeremiah tested if the age of students caused them to be better drivers. What is the dependent variable?
How good at griving
Age of student
Aaliyah wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a a person grows. Which is the dependent variable?
The height of a person
Drinking milk
Does the flavor of ice cream affect how fast the ice cream melts? The flavor of ice cream is the _______________
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Observation or inference: This is a brown puppy.
Observation
Inference
Which type of observation uses the 5 senses?
qualitative
quantitative
Which type of observation uses numbers?
quantitative
qualitative
The perfume smells flowery.
qualitative observation
quantitative observation
The pencil is 10cm long.
quantitative observation
qualitative observation
The shirt has 15 buttons.
qualitative observation
quantitative observation
The lemon slice tastes sour.
qualitative observation
quantitative observation
Check off all of the qualitative observations.
The student earned a 95% on the quiz.
I can hear the coach's whistle.
The sandpaper feels rough.
The thermometer reads 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
Inferences use ______________ to form opinions/explanations.
singing
evidence
magnifying glasses
Inferences are based on opinion.
true
fals
I think that the bird is chirping because it is hungry.
inference
observation
I see a squirrel digging a hole in the ground.
observation
inference
In an experiment to see which brand of gel pens ink writes the longest, The brand of pens is (a) while how long each brand lasts is the (b) .
