Quizizz - Parts of the Experiment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?

one

two

three

as many as possible

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment.

independent variable

dependent variable

control group

data group

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

dependent variable

independent variable

data

control group

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called

controls

dependent variables

independent variables

constants

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The yard is wet so it must have rained last night is an example of a (an)

constant

control

inference

quantitative data

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

quantitative

qualitative

observation

field study

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An experiment is conducted to test which kind of cat food a cat likes best. The amount of food the cat eats is recorded and four different type of food are tested. What is the dependent variable?

The cat food

The cat

The amount of food the cat eats.

The bowl the cat ate out of.

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