Science Inquiry Skills

Question 1

What are the three types of variables?

Answer 1

• Controlled
• Independent
• Dependent

Question 2

What is an independent variable?

Answer 2

A variable you are changing

Question 3

What is a dependent variable?

Answer 3

The dependent variable is the thing that changes as a result.

Question 4

What is a controlled variable?

Answer 4

A controlled variable is something that stays the same.

Question 5

Which of the following statements are examples of hypotheses?

a. Hyperactivity is unrelated to eating sugar.
b. All daisies have the same number of petals.

c. A person’s preference for a shirt is unrelated to its color.
d. Red is my favourite colour.
e. If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
f. If you drop a ball, it will fall toward the ground.

g. If you drink coffee before going to bed, then it will take longer to fall asleep.
h. If you cover a wound with a bandage, then it will heal with less scarring.

Answer 5

B, C, E, F, G & H

Question 6

On a graph what you change is always on the _______

Answer 6

Bottom

Question 7

On a graph what changes as a result always goes on the _______

Answer 7

Side

Question 8

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 8

A statement including if and then, which you are going to test.
It is either true or false