The variable that changes in response to what you change during an experiment.
What is dependent variable?
100
You are designing an experiment to see which type of turtle is fastest. Which is a constant variable in this experiment?
a. the type of turtle
b. the color of the turtle
c. the surface they are racing on
What is C - the surface type!
100
How many milligrams are in 1 kilogram?
What is 1,000,000
100
Name one example of an observation.
Answers will vary.
200
An educated prediction that you can test.
What is hypothesis?
200
What stays the same in an experiment so you can get good, valid results.
What is constant variable?
200
This type of graph shows change over time - time is always the independent variable when viewing this type of graph.
What is line graph?
200
What is the best unit to use to measure the length of an appleseed?
a. millimeter
b. centimeter
What is a. millimeter!
200
Name one example of an inference.
Answers will vary
300
When you eliminate the independent variable or set it at a standard so you have somethign to compare experimental results to.
What is a control?
300
If you are testing to see how much water two types of sponges absorb, and you add 20 mL to one sponge, how much water should you add to the other?
What is 20 mL?
300
What unit would you use to measure the amount of lemondade in a pitcher?
What is milliliters?
300
What unit would you use to measure the mass of a small bottle of water?
What is grams?
400
True or False?
Scientists like to keep their research and findings to themselves, so that they can take credit for new information and discoveries.
What is FALSE!
400
What you change during an experiement because you want to test it.
What is independent variable?
400
Which is a better "testable" question?
a. Does my dog like Pedigree dog food?
b. Does my dog like Pedigree dog food or Iams dog food better?
What is b - it's best when you can compare two different subjects!
400
How many meters are in one kilometer?
What is 1,000?
400
You want to know how the number of trees on a hill affects how fast soil is washed away over 3 years. What is the one thing that should stay the same?
What is the steepness of the hill/location of the hill.
500
Science cannot answer questions about this.
What is opinion?
500
You view a line graph that shows how temperature of an unknown liquid changes over a time of 30 minutes. Here time is the ___ variable.
What is independent?
500
What metric unit would you use to measure the mass of a kangaroo?
What is kilograms?
500
What unit would you use to measure the volume of a shoe box?
What is cubic centimeter?
500
What is one word to describe the difference between weight an mass?