"If a rabbit, a cat, and a dog are

placed in the same maze, then the dog

will find its way out first."

A. the mazeWhat is the independent variable in this hypothesis? B. how long it

takes each animal to finish the mazeC. the type of animalD. the number of trials
completed

If you eat three chocolate chip cookies before a

test, then you will get all of the questions correct.

Which part of the hypothesis above is the

dependent variable?

F. Which type of cookies you eatG. How many questions you answer correctlyH.
The subject of the testJ. How many cookies you eat

If you wanted to test two

different brands of plant food to

see which one would make

plants grow fastest, which two

plants should you use to make

your experiment a fair test ?

ABCD

What is the volume of water

in this graduated cylinder?

A. 28 mLB. 24 mLC. 34 mLD. 30 mL

?Using the data from the

graph, what will most

likely be the number

of bacteria after two

hours have passed?

F. 10G. 12H. 14J. 16

Before beginning her experiment for the Science Fair,

Arlene says, "If I put Mentos in Diet Coke, then the

explosion will be greater than if I put Tic Tacs in Diet

Coke."

Her statement is called --A. a hypothesisC. an independent variableD. a control

variable (constant)B. a dependent variable

Nakiyah reads that the water in the Atlantic Ocean is

warmest from June through November. Later, in Science

class, she learns that Virginia has the most hurricanes

during August and September.

H. If water temperature increases, then the number of hurricanes

increases.

F. If water temperature decreases, then the number of hurricanes

increases.

J. If the water temperature increases, then the number of hurricanes

decreases.

G. If the number of hurricanes increases, then the temperature of the

water increases.

Which hypothesis below supports her observations?

Which of the following

is an inference about this

picture, not an observation?

B. The dogs have their mouths open.A. One dog is white with black markings.C.
The dogs are fighting.D. Both dogs have black noses.

Tyler predicts that if seeds are heated for ten

seconds in the microwave before planting them,

then they will sprout faster.

How long it takes the seeds to sprout is the ____ in this

scientific investigation.

F. qualitative dataG. independent variableH. dependent variableJ. control variable

(constant)

If you are performing an experiment to see how much

salt must be added to water to make an egg float, you

should do many ____ to make sure your results are

correct.

D. inferencesA. conclusionsB. dependent variablesC. trials

whalelistenmaking observationsdrawing conclusionsinterpreting data making a

hypothesis

What skill is a scientist using when she

listens to the sounds that a whale makes?

pres sci fairWhen a scientist shares her

results with other scientists she is

experimentingcommunicating

results

analyzing resultsdoing research