Variables

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled variables?

• Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

• Type of plant
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth

A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.

• Diameter of the ball
• Force acting on the ball
• Height that the ball bounces
• Height from which the ball is dropped

A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. What is the control variable?

• The ball used
• The height the ball bounces
• Height of the ball being dropped

If you were testing the time it took for objects of different sizes to reach the ground after being dropped from 30 feet in the air, which of these would be the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

• The time it takes for each object to hit the ground.

• The size of each object.

• The type of object you use.

• The height you drop the object from

A scientist is testing which flavor of ice cream melts the fastest. What would his controlled variables be? (choose ALL that apply)

• The flavor of ice cream

• the bowl the ice creams are in

• the place in the room where the ice cream is

• the size of the scoop

• the time it takes to melt

Dependent variables... (mark all that apply).

• are controlled by the scientist

• are graphed on the y axis

• are graphed on the x axis

• are the result of the independent variable.

• are kept the same in the experiment.

The variable the is changed on purpose is..

• Constant
• Control
• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

• Control
• Constant
• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable