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Select the method that would provide second-hand data.
a. | search the Internet | c. | do an experiment | b. | observe | d. | do interviews |
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Avril would like to know how much rain Vancouver gets in a year. Choose the
method that would give Avril second-hand data.
a. | observe | c. | search Environment Canada | b. | do an
experiment | d. | do
interviews |
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What other sources could Avril use to collect second-hand data about the
rainfall in Vancouver?
a. | ask students in her class how much rain they think fell in
Vancouver | b. | survey 20 people who live in Vancouver | c. | measure the amount of rain that falls during
the year | d. | search Statistics Canada |
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Which question would you answer using second-hand data?
a. | Which is the favourite Winter Olympic sport of the students in your
class? | b. | Which country won the most gold medals during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games?
| c. | Which Winter Olympic sport do most students in your class like to
watch? | d. | Which Winter Olympic sport do most students in your school like to
watch? |
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Which question would you answer using second-hand data?
a. | Which player led the CFL in scoring touchdowns during the 2007
season? | b. | Who is the favourite CFL player of the students in your class? | c. | Which is the
favourite CFL team of the students in your school? | d. | How many students in your class enjoy watching
football on TV? |
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Which method would you use to find second-hand data to answer the question,
“How many students in each grade in your school take the bus to school?”
a. | watch students as they arrive at school | b. | survey the students
in the school | c. | search the school board’s website | d. | interview the
students in the school |
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Which question can you answer using this second-hand data? Average Snowfall (in cm)
of
Some Canadian Cities
City | Jan. | Feb.
| Mar. | | Regina | 19 | 16 | 17 | | Whitehorse | 23 | 17 | 17 | | Resolute | 4 | 4 | 5 | | Lethbridge | 26 | 16 | 28 | | Kelowna | 32 | 18 | 5 | | | | |
a. | What is the average snowfall in Canada? | b. | Which month has the
least average snowfall? | c. | Which city has the most average snowfall during
January, February, and March? | d. | What is the average snowfall in
March? |
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Which question can you answer using this second-hand data?  a. | How many books do the students in our school read? | b. | How many students
play summer sports? | c. | What winter sports do the students of our
school play? | d. | Which summer sport is played by most of the students in our
school? |
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Where would you find second-hand data?
a. | reading the information in a reference book | b. | asking the students
in your school | c. | doing a experiment | d. | observing |
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Which question would you answer using second-hand data?
a. | How many mountains in Canada have the students in your class
seen? | b. | What are the 5 tallest mountains in Canada? | c. | How many mountains
have the students in your class climbed? | d. | How many students in your class live close to a
mountain range? |
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