Types of Variables Review

Multiple Choice

Which is one is the variable that you change in an experiment?

• Independent

• Dependent

• Constant

• Control

Multiple Choice

Which variable is what changes because of what you manipulated in the experiment?

• Independent

• Dependent

• Constant

• Control

Multiple Select

I am experimenting with how water effects the growth of a bean plant. Select all that need to remain constant

• Sunlight

• Type of Soil

• Temperature

• Amount of water

Multiple Choice

What is the "control" in the experiment?

• The variable I change

• The variable I observe or measure.

• Something in the experiment that must remain constant.

• A similar test with typical factors to compare the experiment to.

Multiple Choice

Select the variable described.

Melinda will use different light on plants in her experiment.

• Independent

• Dependent

• Control

• Constant

Multiple Choice

The gas mileage went from 30 mpg to 28 mpg with different gasoline.

• Independent

• Dependent

• Control

• Constant

Multiple Choice

A student is going to conduct an experiment where he will drop a kickball from heights of 2 meters, 4 meters, and 6 meters. The height of each dropped kickball on its first bounce will be recorded.

The independent variable is the _____.

• diameter of the ball

• force acting on the ball

• height that the ball bounces

• height from which the ball is dropped

Multiple Choice

In my experiment I am changing the amount of light that I am giving plants to see if more light helps a plant grow better.  The amount of light the plant gets would be the....

• Dependent Variable
• End variable
• Control Variable
• Independent Variable

Multiple Choice

Does changing the scent of a brand of dog food affect how much the dog eats? How much the dog eats is the...

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Multiple Choice

Identify the dependent variable:
A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.

• The car
• The distance the car took to brake 
• The different tire treads
• The drive

Multiple Choice

Identify the independent variable:
The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive. 

• The bean seed
• The amount of water provided daily
• The amount of sunlight they're exposed to daily
• How tall they grow by the end of the experiment