independent and dependent variables

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Which of the variables is independent?

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s = the number of students

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What is the independent variable in the study of how drinking milk affects Monica's growth?

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drinking milk

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What is the INDEPENDENT variable when testing which type of paper airplane goes furthest?

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the type of paper airplane

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The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as

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Dependent Variable

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What is the dependent variable in the experiment: Which brand of paper towel will absorb the most liquid?

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amount of water absorbed

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What you measure or observe in an experiment.

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dependent variable

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The first step of the scientific method that involves thinking about what you want to know.

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question

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A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

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hypothesis

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This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

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independent variable

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Observations made during an experiment are called:

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data