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Test Description: 5.6D
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A group of students wanted to compare the distances a toy car travels after leaving ramps of different heights. What tool would provide the most useful information for their comparison?
A
Stopwatch
B
Hand lens
C
Meter stick
D
Pan balance
2) Students are investigating motion with a rubber band car. They want to know how the number of winds of the rubber band affects how the car moves. They will record the number of winds of the rubber band. What other data will they need to collect?
A
The width of the surface on which the car moves
B
The length of the rubber band during each trial
C
The distance the car travels when released
D
The amount of time it takes to wind the propeller
3) Some students wanted to find out if a tennis ball and a baseball dropped from the same height hit the ground at the same time. This investigation tests the effect of which of the following?
A
Magnetism
B
Gravity
C
Friction
D
Wind
4) Students conducted an investigation where they measured the distance a toy car traveled after rolling down a ramp covered with sandpaper or wax paper. Which of these questions can the students answer by analyzing the results of their investigation?
A
How does changing the height of a ramp affect the distance a toy car rolls?
B
How does the design of a toy car affect its movement after rolling down a ramp?
C
How does changing the surface of a ramp affect the distance a toy car rolls?
D
How does mass affect the distance a toy car moves after rolling down a ramp?
5) Which two tools below would be most useful in testing how the mass of an object can affect the distance it moves after being pushed?
A
Graduated cylinder and beaker
B
Balance and meter stick
C
Magnet and thermometer
D
Spring scale and hot plate
6) If a student has two magnets, how might it be determined which magnet is stronger?
A
Measure the length and mass of both magnets.
B
Examine each magnet to determine the north pole.
C
Submerge each magnet in a bowl of water.
D
Count how many paper clips each magnet can lift.
7) Students conducted an investigation in which they rolled a soda can down a ramp that was 30 cm high and one that was 40 cm high. Which question were the students most likely trying to answer?
A
How does ramp height affect the distance a soda can rolls?
B
How does mass of a soda can affect the distance it will roll?
C
How does surface friction affect the distance a soda can will roll?
D
How does the size of a soda can affect the distance it rolls?
8) A push or a pull
A
Magnetism
B
Friction
C
Gravity
D
Force
9) A force of attraction to objects with iron or steel (also nickle and cobalt)
A
Gravity
B
Magnetism
C
Force
D
Friction
10) Force that pulls things down to Earth
A
Friction
B
Force
C
Gravity
D
Magnetism
11) Force created by rubbing against an object
A
Force
B
Gravity
C
Magnetism
D
Friction
12) Movement over a distance in a given time
A
Mass
B
Force
C
Volume
D
Speed
13) What a scientist changes in an investigation-
A
Independent Variable
B
Dependent Variable
C
Factors
D
Constants
14) What a scientist measures in an investigation-
A
Factors
B
Constants
C
Independent Variable
D
Dependent Variable
15) What a scientist keeps the same in an investigation-
A
Independent Variable
B
Constants
C
Factors
D
Dependent Variable
16) In an good experiment an scientist can change MORE than one variable.
A
False
B
True
17) In an good experiment an scientist can change ONLY one variable.
A
False
B
True
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