This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research Variables > Dependent And Independent Variable – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the scientific question "Does the amount of fertiliser affect the height that a bean plant grows? "What is the independent variable? A) How often the plant is watered. B) Amount of soil used. C) Amount of fertiliser. D) Height of the bean plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amount of fertiliser. 2. Mr. Crump decided to drive across the country. He wanted to see which type of car got the best gas mileage. What is the independent variable? A) Gas mileage. B) Type of car. C) Mr. Crump. D) Color of car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Type of car. 3. Scott wants to know if lemongrass spray will protect his chickens from lice. He sprays 10 of his chickens with the lemongrass spray, and 10 with plain water. The next day, he counts the number of lice he finds on each chicken. What is the control in Scott's experiment? A) Number of chickens. B) Plain water spray. C) Number of lice. D) Lemongrass spray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plain water spray. 4. In the scientific question "Does shoe design really affect an athlete's jumping height? "What is the independent variable? A) How the height they jump is measured. B) The height they can jump. C) The person that is jumping. D) The type of shoe they are wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The type of shoe they are wearing. 5. The equation y = 128-8x gives the amount y (in fluid ounces) of milk remaining in a gallon jug after you pour x cups. How much milk remains after you pour 10 cups? A) 48 fluid ounces. B) 16 fluid ounces. C) 208 fluid ounces. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 48 fluid ounces. 6. Something that can be changed in an experiment that may affect the outcome A) Variable. B) Experiment. C) Evidence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Variable. 7. In the scientific question "If salt is added to water, will the water boil at a different temperature? "What is the independent variable? A) Temperature the water boils at. B) Whether salt is added or not. C) Amount of salt added. D) The amount of water mixed with the salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether salt is added or not. 8. Which variable changes based on the other? A) The independent. B) The dependent. C) The other. D) The variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dependent. 9. A student wants to test the hypothesis of "If salt is added to water then the boiling point of water will decrease." What is the dependent variable? A) Amount of salt. B) Boiling point. C) Same amount of water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boiling point. 10. This type of variable is intentionally kept the same for all tests and trials A) Controlled variables. B) Independent variables. C) Dependent variables. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlled variables. 11. The input in a function is also known as what? A) Independent Variable. B) Dependent Variable. C) Additive Relationship. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Variable. 12. Research question:Does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect their grades on their math test. What is the dependent variable? A) How far they kick the soccer ball. B) Who the person is. C) Their math test scores. D) Type of soccer ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their math test scores. 13. Pick the control from the following variables..vanilla ice creamvanilla ice cream with sprinklesvanilla ice cream with hot fudge & caramel A) Vanilla ice cream. B) Vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. C) Vanilla ice cream with hot fudge & caramel. D) I like it all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vanilla ice cream. 14. The measurable factor in an experiment, also thought of as the "effect" is known as the: A) Dependent Variable. B) Independent Variable. C) Controlled variable. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Variable. 15. As I use more electricity, my electricity bill increases.The bill ..... on the amount of electricity I use. A) Depends. B) Does not depend. C) Is unrelated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depends. 16. A builder required certain number of bricks each time he builds a house. He usually goes to Home Depot to purchase bricks What is the dependent variable? A) The number of bricks required for the house. B) The number of bricks purchased. C) The number of houses he builds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of bricks purchased. 17. Find the Independent Variable:You experiment to see how the noise level in a room affects your ability to memorize random numbers and letters. A) Amount of sleep. B) Age of person. C) Noise level in room. D) Ability to memorize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noise level in room. 18. The width of a kernel of corn would be about ..... A) 4 cm. B) 4 mm. C) 4 m. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 mm. 19. Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm$^{3}$. What is the density of the rock? A) 7 g/cm$^{3}$. B) 1/7 g/cm$^{3}$. C) 28 g/cm$^{3}$. D) 7 mL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7 g/cm$^{3}$. 20. A student plants seeds at varying depths. She measures the growth of the plants over the next few weeks.What is the independent variable? A) Student. B) Growth. C) Planting depth. D) Amount of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planting depth. 21. An experiment is performed to test the effect of the amount of force on the distance an object travels. The independent variable is ..... A) The amount of force. B) The type of object. C) The distance the object travels. D) The mass of the object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of force. 22. Katie is trying to determine what type of flower grows the fastest in the same type of soil after a month. She takes 3 different seeds and plants them. She collected the data month. What would a control be? A) Types of flower seeds. B) Type of soil. C) Height of flowers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Type of soil. 23. An experiment is performed to test the effect of the amount of force on the distance an object travels. A constant variable should be ..... A) Amount of force. B) Distance object travels. C) Type of object. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Type of object. 24. What observations might you make about a nearby cat? A) The cat is black and white. B) The cat is hungry. C) The cat is lost. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat is black and white. 25. If I study for my scientific method quiz, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable? A) Scientific Method. B) Independent variable. C) Test score. D) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Test score. 26. Identify the dependent variable: A) The refrigerator. B) The calories. C) The time of night. D) The snacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The calories. 27. How much food does a goldfish need to grow? Which is the dependent variable? A) The amount of water in the tank. B) How much food you give the fish. C) How fast they grow. D) The type of fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How fast they grow. 28. How does the amount of baking powder added to a cake mix affect the taste? Which is the independent variable? A) The amount of baking powder. B) The type of cake. C) The amount of oil in the cake. D) The temperature of the oven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of baking powder. 29. Each bag of popcorn costs $ 6.00 at the football game. What is the independent variable? A) Number of bags of popcorn. B) $ 6.00. C) Total cost. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of bags of popcorn. 30. The variable that is kept the same to make sure results are caused by the thing being tested A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Control variable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Control variable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesDependent And Independent Variable Quiz 1Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 2Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 3Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 4Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 5Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 6Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 7Dependent And Independent Variable Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books