Science Term 3 test Investigate

Question 1

What are 4 rules that must be followed when drawing a scientific diagram?

Answer 1

1 Use only pencil to draw
2 Title your drawing at the top of your paper.
3 All details must be included in drawing, and it must be large enough to fill paper… …
4 Use a ruler to draw label lines…we call this a straight edge.

Question 2

Aim

Answer 2

What are you trying to find out?

Question 3

Hypothesis

Answer 3

What is your prediction? What do you think will happen?

Question 4

Independent variable

Answer 4

What are you changing?

Question 5

Dependent variable

Answer 5

The thing being measured

Question 6

Controlled variables

Answer 6

Things kept the same

Question 7

How to create a fair test?

Answer 7

Change 1 factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same

Question 8

The higher a ball is dropped from, the higher it will bounce

Answer 8

IV: How high its dropped from DV: How high it will bounce CV: The type of ball, landing, and landing space

Question 9

The more sunlight a plant gets, the bigger the plant will be.

Answer 9

IV: Amount of sunlight it gets DV: How big the plant is CV: Type of plant, environment, how much water it gets

Question 10

The longer a tea bag is left in the water, the stronger the tea will be

Answer 10

IV: How long the teabag is left in water DV: How strong the tea is CV: The type of tea, temperature of water, volume of water.

Question 11

The bigger the piece of wood is, the longer it will take to burn

Answer 11

IV: Size of wood DV: How long it takes to burn (minutes) CV: Type of wood, shape of wood, temperature of fire.

Question 12

Does temperature affect how much salt dissolves in water

Answer 12

IV: Temperature DV: How much salt dissolves in water CV: Type of salt, mixing or no mixing, how much water