WorksheetsMeasurement – Length
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 24mins
The length of an adult human footprint would be closest to 20
millimeters
centimeters
meters
decameters
About how tall is this mushroom?
1 kilometer
4 centimeters
3 meters
10 millimeters
The picture shows a magnified view of a tick on a penny. About how long is the tick?
1 millimeter
2 kilometers
4 meters
10 centimeters
What is the length of the tadpole?
2.8 cm
3.1 cm
.5 cm
0 cm
The picture shows a thermometer in a room. What is the temperature of this room?
19°C
20°C
21°C
22°C
If 5 milliliters of vinegar are added to the water in the cylinder, what will be the total volume of the liquid?
30 milliliters
27 milliliters
37 milliliters
35 milliliters
What is the best measurement of liquid in the graduated cylinder?
32 mL
34 mL
36 mL
39 mL
Based on the picture, the bag of leaves has —
less mass than the pebble
the same mass as the pebble
the same volume as the pebble
less volume than the pebble
Which of these is the most accurate reading of the mass of the rock on the balance scale pictured?
33 g
120 g
123 g
303 g
What is the mass of this mineral?
5 grams
10 grams
15 grams
20 grams
Which of the following measurements is most likely the mass of a pencil?
10 centimeters
17 kilograms
17 millimeters
10 grams
Amanda studied the mass gain in chickens for her science project. Which of these is the mass of this chicken and the cage?
2 kg
3 kg
5 kg
7 kg
Which item below would have a mass closest to that of a thumbtack?
Magnet
Apple
Paperclip
Fork and knife
Sandy grows roses along her walkway. The roses close to the street had more blooms than the roses close to the house. Which statement is a hypothesis Sandy could make about her roses?
There were many blooms on the roses near the house and fewer blooms on the roses closest to the street.
The roses closest to the street had more blooms because they received more sunlight.
The roses near the house were taller but had fewer blooms.
The roses close to the house had fewer blooms and leaves.
Max is doing an experiment on tomato plants. His hypothesis is, “A tomato plant will not grow in a shady area.” On which of these relationships did Max base his hypothesis?
Warm temperature causes plant growth.
Sunlight causes plant growth.
Tall plants cause shade.
New plants need fresh water.
To find out which soil absorbs (holds) moisture best, each container shown must —
be made of a different material
have soil from the same place
be tested by the same person
contain the same amount of soil
Two students wanted to find out which of their toy race cars would go the farthest. They let each car roll down a ramp and then measured how far the cars rolled. Which of these should be held constant if they want a fair test of their cars?
The height of the ramp
The weight of the ramp
The length of the cars
The shape of the cars
Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation. Which should they keep constant?
Height of players
Color of the baseballs thrown
Order in which the players throw
Spot from which players throw
A student set up an experiment to test how much bean plants will grow in soil with salt in it. The student grew 50 plants in one group and 50 plants in the other group. The only thing that can be different in the two groups is the amount of — (constants)
soil in each plant pot
water given to each plant
salt in the soil in each plant pot
fertilizer given to each plant
Students want to learn which of two soils holds more water. They put clay in one bottle and sand in the other. Then they put equal amounts of water in the bottles. Some of the water drained into beakers. Which of these is the manipulated, independent variable?
Type of soil
Type of beaker
Amount of water
Number of bottles
a student set up an experiment to see if different colored lights would effect a plant's growth. What is the manipulated (independent) variable?
type of plant
growth
color of the light
The amount of water
The pictures above show how one student tried to see how the heat from a light bulb affected the rate of evaporation of a liquid. What is the only variable being changed in this experiment?
Color of light bulb
position of the light bulb
Hours of light
evaporation
Students planted bean seeds in the same kind of soil in separate cups. The cups were put next to each other on a sunny windowsill. Cup 1 was given 10 mL of water every other day. Cup 2 was given no water. Which of these is the independent (manipulated) variable in the experiment?
The type of soil
The type of seed
The amount of water
The amount of sunlight
In an experiment, Jackson tested to see how the size of rocks affects the amount of dirt that washes away when water flows downhill. Which variable was manipulated (changed)?
Amount of water
Slope of the hill
Size of the rocks
Type of dirt
Sandy is conducting an investigation to find out which food his dog likes best. Which is the independent variable in his investigation?
The color of his dog’s food dish
The kind of food he gives his dog
The amount of food he gives his dog
The time of day he feeds his dog
Todd observes that his strawberry plant has grown little green strawberries. Which of these is a prediction Todd might make about his strawberry plant?
The green berries will ripen into red berries.
The strawberry plant is growing under an oak tree.
The strawberry plant doesn't have enough water.
The green berries are a new type of strawberry.
Which of these is the fairest way to find out if sand or silt will settle faster when mixed with water?
Sand and Silt and Water
Sand and Silt
Silt and Water
Sand and Water
A student thinks that orange juice will freeze faster than any other substance. She fills identical containers with the same amount of different liquids (Orange Juice, Water, Fruit Punch, Cola), then places each in the freezer. She checks them every five minutes and discovers that the orange juice is the last one to freeze and the water is the first to freeze. Which should the student do next?
Change her results to match her original hypothesis.
Repeat her investigation to see if her results are the same.
Conclude that investigations can only be performed on water.
Tell her friends that investigations at school work better than at home.
Select all of the tools that could be used to measure MASS
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) .
The variable that is being watched or measured is called the (a) .
SpongeBob Square pants wanted to see which brand of bubble gum blew the biggest bubble. He chose three brands to test: Bubble Yum, Big Chew, and Tasty Burst.
A) Brand of gum
B) Person blowing the gum
C) Size of the bubble
Name the constant that SpongeBob kept the same.
B) Person blowing the gum
Name the independent variable.
A) Brand of gum
Name the dependent variable.
C) Size of the bubble
The independent variable is what you are (a) while the dependent variable is what you are (b) .
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Hypothesize
Ask Questions
Test hypothesis
Communicate results
If I drink a lot of water then I will have to go to the bathroom.
independent variable
dependent variable
The variable that is changed.
independent
dependent
If you give a plant fertilizer, then it will grow taller. What is the INDEPENDENT variable?
fertilizer
plant height
If you give a plant fertilizer, then it will grow taller. What is the DEPENDENT variable?
fertilizer
plant height
