Parts of an Experiment

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Mallory Brownell

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How many variables can be tested in a controlled (fair) experiment?

one

two

three

as many as possible

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Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What are two constants? (Select 2 answers)

Dropping the same way

Wing Length

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

Dropping from the same height

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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

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Johnny wants to know how different types of colored light affect plant growth? What is the IV?

types of plant growth

types of colored lights

plant growth on colored lights

plant growth

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Why is it important to have only one independent variable and to control the other variables when performing science experiments?

So you can tell which factor is causing the change in the experiment.

It does not matter, you can have as many independent variables as you want.

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The variable that is measured.

Controlled Variable

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

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Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called

controls

dependent variables

independent variables

constants

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

dependent variable

independent variable

data

control group

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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

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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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one

two

three

as many as possible

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