IV DV Constants Practice

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Identify the ^{independent variable} in the experiment where Mr. Gleason set up to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance ball rolls off a ramp (cm).

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Mass of the ball

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Identify the dependent variable in an experiment where Mr. Gleason examines how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp (cm).

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Distance traveled by the ball

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Identify a possible CONSTANT in an experiment where the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp (cm).

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Height of the ramp

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Identify the best written testable question for an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp (cm).

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Does the mass of the ball affect the distance it rolls off of the ramp?

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What is the most appropriate hypothesis for Mr. Gleason's experiment on how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp?

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If the mass of ball increases then the distance it rolls from the ramp will increase.

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Dependent variable in testing effects of different types of exercise on heart rate.

Back

heart rate

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What is the independent variable in testing the effects of different types of exercise on heart rate?

Back

type of exercise

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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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What is the independent variable (IV) in the experiment where Mrs. K wanted to see if the type of liquid changes how fast it can drain out of the tornado tube?

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Type of liquid

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What is the dependent variable (DV) in the experiment where Mrs. Spielman wants to discover if caffeine affects your pulse rate?

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Pulse rate