Parts of a scientific experiment

An experiment is conducted to test how different cleats change an athletes running speed.  Six different types of cleats are tested and the 100m run time is recorded.  What is the independent variable?

• The type of cleat
• The run time
• The 100 meters
• The athlete

How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?

• one
• two
• three
• as many as possible

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A test is set up to test which brand of soda creates the biggest foam explosion when adding a Mentos candy.  Three different sodas were tested. They measured the height of the foam eruption.   What is the dependent variable?

• Brand of soda
• Number of mentos candies used
• Height of foam eruption
• Temperature of soda

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

• The bird is very colorful.
• The bird has 4 different colors on him.
• The bird has many, many feathers.
• It is a bird. 

A student wants to test the effects of different types of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment. 

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control group
• data group

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called

• controls
• dependent variables
• independent variables
• constants

Jane Goodall recorded 40 chimps living in a community, this is ____ data.

• quantitative
• qualitative
• observation
• field study