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WorksheetsRockets Graphs Final
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins
Which of the following is an example of evidence?
A. “Plants need sunlight to grow.”
B. “The average plant grew 4 cm taller in sunlight than in shade.”
C. “I think plants prefer sunlight.”
D. “Without sunlight, plants cannot survive.”
What is an example of evidence?
Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.
Football is more dangerous than baseball.
Baseball is a fun sport.
Evidence is ___________________
a statement or conclusion that answers a question
information that tends to prove or disprove a claim
a justification that connects the claim to the evidence
Not vital when using an argument
A claim is ______________________________.
examples, data, facts, and information.
a fact.
a debatable statement that can be supported with evidence.
an answer to a question.
Reasoning is __________________.
A statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem.
Scientific data that supports the claim
Explains why and how the evidence actually connects and supports the claim.
Empirical Evidence
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
School uniforms can be ordered online .
Which of the following is NOT a claim?
California is the best state in the USA.
Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.
The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4
Christmas is the best holiday of the year.
"Since the TV turned on after I put fresh batteries in the remote control, the old batteries must have been drained."
Which type of statement is this?
claim
evidence
observation
reasoning
Which sentence is the claim?
Which sentence is the evidence?
Number of People
Area of Walla Walla Island
100 individuals per day
Mr Herman wanted to see how different types of music affected students' pulse rates. He played different types of music: heavy metal, rap, R&B, alternative, pop, country, and classical music. Identify the dependent variable.
Mrs. Barton
Katie wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the independent variable.
Fatima was investing how fast it took Tamera to react to different sounds. Identify the dependent variable.
how much time it took Tamera to react
Tamera
What is the dependent variable?
Temperature of Water
Number of Fish Eggs Hatched
Type of Fish
Depth in Meters
What is the independent variable?
Time of Year
Number of Fish Eggs Hatched
Time of day
Depth of water in Meters
Which axis is labeled as the independent variable?
Y Axis
Z Axis
X Axis
W Axis
Archer wants to measure the growth of his tomato plant over the course of 6 weeks. What type of graph would be best for him to use?
pie or circle graph
bar graph
line graph
table
What type of graph would you use for the following: You want to show the percentage of how someone spends their time in a given day (ex. 30% sleeping, 25% at school, 10% playing video games, etc.)
Scatter Plot
Line Graph
Circle Graph
Bar Graph
What is the independent variable?
atomic number
electron volts
first ionization energy
Jim Askew's Graph
This graph shows the number of toys sold each month in a toy store. Why is it misleading?
y axis scale not uniform (same)
# of toys sold after May is not known
uneven spacing on the x axis
none of the above
Alden wanted to impress his parents by showing the rapid increase in his score on 5 tests. Which graph should he use to mislead them?
Graph 1
Graph 2
Neither
Both
Mason claims that star-shaped fins will make her rocket fly farther then the basic rocket. What is the rocket with the star-shaped fins?
Fin Shape
Control Group
Experimental Group
Distance Traveled
Eugene claims that star-shaped fins will make his rocket fly farther then the basic rocket. What is the basic rocket?
Fin Shape
Control Group
Experimental Group
Distance Traveled
Which graph best shows the number of meters that a rocket travels over time?
pie
bar
line
circle
Syd created the this graph based on her rockets performance. What was the independent variable in her investigation?
Distance
Time
Speed
seconds per meter
Sam created the this graph based on his rocket's performance. What was the dependent variable in his investigation?
Distance
Time
Speed
seconds per meter
