Identifying Variables

Identify the independent 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 driver

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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

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Identify one controlled 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 day of the race

Identify the independent variable:
The time it takes to run a miles depends on the person's running speed.

• Location of race
• The amount of time it takes to run distance
• Distance of race
• People racing

Identify the dependent variable:
The time it takes to run a miles depends on the person's running speed.

• Location of race
• The amount of time it takes to run the distance
• Distance of race
• People racing

Identify one controlled variable:
The time it takes to run a miles depends on the person's running speed.

• The day of the race
• The amount of time it takes to run distance
• Distance of race
• People racing

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

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Identify the dependent 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 

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

• The bean seed
• The amount of water provided daily
• Who is conducting the experiment
• How tall they grow by the end of the experiment