Name: __________________________________________ Quiz II: Scientific Thinking and Processes

Hour: _______ Date: ____________

Multiple Choice: Chose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter on the provided line. 1. _____Any factor that can change in an experiment is called a(n) A. investigation. B. variable. C. scientific question. D. hypothesis 2. _____During an experiment, which factor is observed and measured? A. dependent variable B. independent variable C. constant D. hypothesis 3. _____In an experiment, the variable that you change on purpose is called the A. independent variable. B. dependent variable. C. constant. D. control condition. Questions 4, 5, and 6 refer to the following situation: Ms. Nathe wanted to see how different types of music affect student heart rate. She played different types of music: heavy metal, rap, R&B, alternative, pop, country, and classical music. 4. _____Identify the independent variable. A. CD Player B. loudness of music C. heart rate D. types of music 5. _____What is her dependent variable? A. CD Player B. loudness of music C. heart rate D. types of music 6. _____What can be considered a constant? A. CD Player B. loudness of music C. heart rate D. types of music

Questions 7, 8, and 9 refer to the following situation: Ms. Galasinski usually blows her nose using Kleenex tissues. Her snot keeps leaking through the tissue. She decided that she is going to create an experiment to find out if there is a stronger type of tissue. 7. _____What is her independent variable? A. amount of tissue B. Kleenex C. mass of snot the tissue can hold D. type of tissue 8. _____What is her dependent variable? A. amount of tissue B. Kleenex C. mass of snot the tissue can hold D. type of tissue 9. _____What is the constant? A. amount of tissue B. Kleenex C. mass of snot the tissue can hold D. type of tissue Questions 10, 11, and 12 refer to the following situation: Mr. Rubinstein was investigating how fast it took Hayden to react to different sounds. 10. _____Identify the dependent variable. A. time it took Hayden to react B. different sounds C. Mr. Rubinstein D. Hayden 11. _____What is the constant? A. time it took Hayden to react B. different sounds C. Mr. Rubinstein D. Hayden 12. _____Identify the independent variable. A. time it took Hayden to react B. different sounds C. Mr. Rubinstein D. Hayden

Questions 13, 14, and 15 refer to the following situation: Nick wanted to see how high a ball would bounce back when dropped from different heights. 13. _____Identify the dependent variable. A. time for ball to bounce back up B. height from which ball is dropped C. ball D. distance ball bounces back up 14. _____Identify the independent variable. A. time for ball to bounce back up B. height from which ball is dropped C. ball D. distance ball bounces back up 15. _____ Identify the constant. A. time for ball to bounce back up B. height from which ball is dropped C. ball D. distance ball bounces back up Write a hypothesis for the problems outlined below. Make sure that your hypothesis is testable and observable. 16. Melissa raises crickets at her pet store and sells them as reptile food. She thinks that crickets chirp more often when the temperature gets warmer. She decides to conduct an experiment to prove her hypothesis. If ______________________________________________________________________________________ then ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17. When Daniel does the dishes he sometimes has very big soap bubbles in the water and sometimes they are very small. He thinks that the size of the soap bubbles depends on the amount of soap in the water. He decides to conduct an experiment to prove his hypothesis. If ______________________________________________________________________________________ then ___________________________________________________________________________________