Variable
Science
General knowledge
Aussie trivia
Variable practice
100

What is the independent variable?

Variable you change

100

What is a hypothesis?

A prediction

100

What is the fastest land animal

Cheetah

100

What is the current capital of Australia

Canberra

100

Mohntana wanted to figure out what type of liquid worked best for growing beans.  She watered one with Coca-Cola, one with lemonade, and one with just water.  After one week, she measured how high they had grown - what is the dependent variable

Growth after 1 week

200

What is the dependent variable?

Variable you measure
200

Who was the first person to walk on the moon

Neil Armstrong

200

Who was the first disney princess?

Snow White

200
Who is our prime minister

Anthony Albanese

200

Asha wanted to see if eating apples would help her do better on her classwork.  The first day, she didn’t eat any apples.  On day 2, she ate one apple; on day 3, she ate 2 apples; and on day 4, she ate 3 apples.  Each day, she recorded the grades she got on her science work. What is the independent variable?

Number of apples eaten

300

what is the control variables

Variables you keep the same

300

If I was eating NaCl, what would I be eating?

Salt

300

Who holds the current 100m sprinting world record?

Usain Bolt

300

How many states are there in Australia

6

300

Brant wanted to see if listening to music would make the basketball players make more baskets.  On day one, he didn’t play any music and counted how many baskets they could make in 10 minutes.  On day 2, he played rap music and counted the baskets, and on day 3, he played classical music and counted the baskets. What is the dependent variable?

Baskets made in 10 minutes

400

How many independent variables should you change in an experiment

One

400

What is the lightest element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen


400

Give an example of an amphibian

Frogs, toads, etc

400

What was the original capital city of Australia?

Melbourne

400

Caleb wanted to see what kitchen cleaner worked best for cleaning his counters. He used spray n wipe, bleach, pinoclean, and just water.  For each cleaner, he put 5 milliliters of grape juice on the counter, sprayed the cleaner, and wiped it with one paper towel. What is one controlled variable?

volume of grape juice

500
Experiment A has lots of controlled variables and experiment B has no controlled variables. Which experiment is more valid? 

Experiment A

500

What is a monotreme?

A mammal that lays eggs

500

Name all members of One Direction

Niall, Liam, Zayne, Louis and Harry

500

Who is the chief minister of the NT

Natasha Fyles

500

Alex wanted to find out what toothpaste made teeth the cleanest.  Everyday she brushed her teeth with a different product and then took a plaque test to see how much plaque was left.  She used oral-B, Colgate,  and water. List one controlled variable

Amount of toothpaste etc.