Identify Variables

Identify Variables

7th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Identify Variables

Identify Variables

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS.MS-LS1-5, CCSS.7.EE.A.2, CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
The type of plant
The amount of sunlight
The type of music
The type of liquid

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
Diameter of the ball
Force acting on the ball
Height that the ball bounces
Height from which the ball is dropped

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Lauren is convinced that book/movie combinations are better if you have read the book before watching the movie. Lauren's friend, Alyssa, thinks that movies are just as good even if you don't read the book. They got 40 of their classmates to help them solve their debate. 20 classmates read the book Divergent and 20 more classmates viewed the movie without reading the book. All participants went to see the movie on Friday at 6 p.m. They had their classmates do a survey (1-4 stars). Then, Alyssa and Lauren averaged the number of stars for both groups.
What is the independent variable?
Watching the movie
Reading the book
Taking the survey

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the dependent variable in the following experiment: Does the amount of coffee students drink increase their test scores?

Same test

Amount of coffee

Test scores

Test scores without drinking coffee

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What needs to be constant in the following experiment: Does the amount of coffee students drink increase their test scores?

Same test

Amount of coffee

Test scores

Test scores without drinking coffee

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An experiment is being done to determine how light affects the growth of small zinnia plants. One plant is placed in full sunlight, the second in a shaded area, the third in an unlit closet. The hypothesis of this experiment could be:
Plants grow differently under different conditions.
Zinnia plants in direct sunlight grow taller than zinnia plants in little or no sunlight.
Many things, including sunlight, affect the growth of a plant.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When experimenting with plants to see if they grow better with or without fertilizer, a scientist uses six bean plants and one type of fertilizer. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
Dependent
Independent
Control
Compound

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

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