Question 1


Which of the following describes the treatment in an investigation?

Answer


a controlled test designed to answer a question or solve a problem


the factor that responds to a change


the factor that is kept constant


the factor that is changed in order to observe a response


Question 2


Which statement best describes an independent variable?

Answer


The variable that responds to change in an investigation


The variable you change in an investigation


The effect in a cause effect relationship


The factor that can never change in an investigation


Question 3


Liam did an investigation to see how water temperature affects the amount of salt that will dissolve in the water. He filled 4 beakers with exactly 100 milliliters of water each. He then heated each beaker to a different temperature and tested salt solubility at each different temperature. What was Liam's independent variable?

Answer


amount of water in each beaker


the number of beakers


the amount of salt that dissolved in each beaker


the temperature of the water in each beaker


Question 4


Which of the following is an example of a treatment?

Answer


Plants response to changes in temperature


Changes made to the temperature of a greenhouse


The kind of soil the plants are in


Question 5


Jose is curious about which home remedy removes skunk smell from his dog. Which of the following is a variable that must be kept constant?

Answer


How well the skunk smell is removed.


The home remedy used


The breed of dog


Question 6


It is not important to make sure that all variables other than the independent variable are kept constant.

Answer True False


Question 7


In order to determine whether or not a substance is an acid or a base, you may stick your finger in the container and make your decision based on whether or not your finger feels slippery.

Answer True False


Question 8


A poison hazard symbol means your should not let chemicals contact your skin, ingest or inhale the substance.

Answer True False


Question 9


Repeating an experiment is important because

Answer


Helps you form a hypothesis


it proves the hypothesis is correct


it reduces the chance of error


Question 10


When using repeated trials during a scientific investigation, scientists should find the average of their data for use in their final report.

Answer


True


False