Quiz Review Sheet

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Quiz Review Sheet Instructions: Complete ALL of the following questions about different types of variables. 1. For each of the following terms decide if the definition is true or false. If the definition is true, then write “True”. If the definition is false, then cross it out and write the correct definition. a. Independent Variable Definition: The thing or things that the experimenter keeps the same. b. Dependent Variable Definition: The result that we measure in an experiment.

c.

Constant Definition: Rihanna’s length of stay on the music top ten chart.

For each of the following experiments, write down the independent variable, dependent variable and one constant.

2. Last year Mr. P.K.’s Honors students did an experiment to see if increasing their nightly study time would cause their test scores to go up in their classes. a. Independent variable b. Dependent variable c.

One constant for the experiment

3. An experiment was done earlier this year at Gage Park High School to see if eating hot fries would cause students to take more notes in class. One day, Ms. Hallberg’s 2nd period classes was given hot fries, and another class of Ms. Hallberg’s was not. Identify: a.

Independent variable

b. Dependent variable c.

Experimental group

d. Control group

4.

Write the steps of the scientific method in order and give the definition for each of them.