This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Variables > Dependent And Independent Variable – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The x-axis is the ..... part of a graph A) Vertical (up and down). B) Diagonal. C) Bottom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bottom. 2. What is the control? A) What we are changing or testing. B) What we are observing or measuring. C) What we keep the same to make the experiment fair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What we keep the same to make the experiment fair. 3. Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment? A) Control. B) Dependent. C) Following. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 4. Mr. I. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the dependent variable. A) Height of the ramp. B) Distance traveled by the ball. C) Mass of the ball. D) Weight of the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distance traveled by the ball. 5. Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his independent variable? A) Type of reward. B) Praise. C) Type of dog. D) Amount of time the dog follows commands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of reward. 6. A shirt costs t dollars. A pair of jeans costs $ 35 more than the shirt. If the pair of jeans costs u dollars, express u in terms of t. A) 35 = u-t. B) U = t + 35. C) 35 = t-u. D) T = u + 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) U = t + 35. 7. A student wanted to see if the temperature of water would effect how fast a duck can swim. A baby duck was timed swimming across a small pool in 60$^ \circ$F and 80$^ \circ$F temperature water. What is the independent variable? A) The time to swim across the pool. B) The duck that was swimming. C) The temperature of the water. D) The size of the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The temperature of the water. 8. On a graph, which axis typically shows the independent variable? A) X-axis. B) Y-axis. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X-axis. 9. How much water does a plant need to grow? What would be the constant in this experiment? A) How much water you use. B) How much the plant grows. C) The type of plant. D) The height of the plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The type of plant. 10. The ..... is the dependent variable on a coordinate grid. A) X. B) V. C) Y. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Y. 11. The variable we measure to get our results the: A) Dependent Variable. B) Independent Variable. C) Constant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Variable. 12. The equation A = 25w gives the area A (in square feet) of a rectangular dance floor with a width of w feet. Which is the independent variable? A) The width of the dance floor. B) The area of the dance floor. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The width of the dance floor. 13. Scientific Question:Does playing video games improve reaction time? What is the dependent variable? A) Playing video games. B) Reaction time. C) Type of video game. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reaction time. 14. A prediction that can be tested is a ..... A) Observation. B) Hypothesis. C) Inference. D) Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 15. A comprehension test was given to students after they had studied textbook material either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the dependent variable? A) Textbook material. B) Silence. C) Score on test. D) Television turned on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Score on test. 16. When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. Equal light and equal water are what types of variable? A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Constants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constants. 17. Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more relaxed and less irritable for the rest of the day. What is the independent variable? A) How much the person moved around. B) How irritable the person is. C) An afternoon nap. D) How relaxed the person is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An afternoon nap. 18. The dependent variable is on the ..... axis. A) Vertical. B) Bottom. C) Right. D) Horizontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertical. 19. This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. A) Data. B) Control group. C) Experimental group. D) Variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control group. 20. The variable that is measured . It is the result of the experiment. A) Controlled Variable. B) Dependent Variable. C) Independent Variable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Variable. 21. The variables in an experiment that stay the same are the: A) IV. B) DV. C) Constants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constants. 22. Cockroaches are exposed to a pesticide. After 3 hours, 95% of the insects are dead. What is the INDEPENDENT variable? A) Amount of dead cockroaches. B) Amount of time. C) Type of cockroach. D) Pesticide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pesticide. 23. An apple is cut into slices. Half of the slices are sprayed with lemon juice. All slices are stored in a sealed plastic bag. After 4 days, they are observed to see how brown they turned. What is the INDEPENDENT variable? A) Brown-ness of the apple. B) Plastic bag. C) Lemon juice. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lemon juice. 24. Robert wanted to know if the type of phone you used gave you better or worse service. What is the independent variable. A) Location of phone call. B) Type of phone. C) How good the service was. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Type of phone. 25. In the equation m = 5 r + 4, which of the following represents the dependent variable? A) R. B) 5. C) 4. D) M. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) M. 26. What are the SI units of measure for:time, mass and length? A) Seconds, grams, metres. B) Seconds, kilograms, metres. C) Seconds, kilograms, meters. D) Minutes, grams, miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seconds, kilograms, metres. 27. A conclusion must have which of the following: A) A sentence that describes the controlled variables. B) The directions to the experiment, written so others can follow them. C) A sentence that analyzes the data. D) The material list with all ingredients. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sentence that analyzes the data. 28. All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called A) Manipulated variable. B) Controls. C) Constants. D) Responding variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constants. 29. Savannah pays $ 25 a month, m, for her guitar lessons.m = number of monthsc = total cost of her guitar lessonsWhat is the total cost after 4 months? A) $ 29. B) $ 50. C) $ 100. D) $ 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 100. 30. If a lab fire erupts, immediately: A) Notify (or tell) your teacher. B) Run and scream. C) Throw water at the fire. D) Open the windows. 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