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Hypothesis: If I drink Mountain Dew before bed, then I will not sleep very much. What is the indendent variable?
a) Amount of sleep
b) Amount of Mountain Dew consumed.
c) The temperature of the mountain dew.
d) How comfortable the bed is

A controlled variable is also known as a
a) Manipulated Variable
b) Responding variable
c) A constant
d) An inference

The test where nothing has been changed yet, you compare results to it
a) Control Test
b) Experimental Test
c) Constant
d) Chapter test

A summary of what was learned in an experiment is known as
a) An inference
b) A hypothesis
c) A conclusion
d) A procedure

If I play more chess, my math scores will increase. What is the independent variable.
a) The type of math questions
b) The score on my math test
c) The amount of chess I play
d) The size of the chess pieces

On a graph, the X axis always shows the (Remember DRY MIX)
a) Indendent Variable
b) Dependent Variable
c) Controlled variable
d) Responding Variable

A science teacher want to determine if the number to times someone listens to pineapple pen causes more headaches. What would be a controlled variable in his experiment.
a) The number of headaches
b) The number of times the listener hears Pineapple Pen
c) How loud he plays the song to all his listeners.
d) The data he puts in his graph

A football player wants to see if more catches will be made if the ball has less air in it. What is the independent variable?
a) The amount of air in the ball
b) The number of catches made
c) The number of drops
d) The type of football used

A scientist wants to find out if her turtle will grow bigger if she puts it the sunlight. What is the dependent variable?
a) The ruler you use to measure the turtle
b) The amount of sunlight
c) The type of turtle
d) The size of the turtle

A inference that can be tested with an experiment
a) Problem
b) Hypothesis
c) Observation
d) Controlled Experiment

The factor(s) in an experiment that stay the same.
a) Dependent Variable
b) Controlled Variable
c) Independent Variable
d) Hypothesis

The factor in an experiment that responds to the independent variable. It is what is measured -your data
a) Independent Variable
b) Dependent Variable
c) Controlled Variable
d) Experiment

The factor in the experiment that is changed or manipulated by the scientist
a) Independent Variable
b) Dependent Variable
c) Controlled variable
d) Results

How many independent variables should you have in a controlled experiment
a) Only one, because you get a fair test
b) Only one, because if you do more than that your graph will be wrong
c) You can have many, as long as they are all different
d) Exactly two

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