MSC Grid 1 Experimental Design

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What is a factor that is being measured during an experiment?

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dependent variable

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What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose, to see if and how the dependent variable depends on it?

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Independent Variable

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What is the part of the experiment that you compare the experimental group to?

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Control Group

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What is the independent variable in the question: "What is the affect of salt water on the height of blades of grass?"

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salt water

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What was the Independent Variable in the experiment where students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster?

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Temperature of Water

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What is the dependent variable when testing if the type of material affects temperature after 10 minutes under a heat lamp?

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Temperature after 10 minutes

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Number of independent variables needed for a valid experiment? Options: 1, 2, 3, 4

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1

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What is the independent variable in the hypothesis that the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated determines its gender?

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the temperature

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In this graph, what is the dependent variable? Options: Walla Walla Island, Time, Number of Deer

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Number of Deer

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What type of variable must be kept the same for both experimental and control groups?

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Control (Constant)