Variables Review

________ an educated guess the can be tested with an experiment

• controlled variable

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• dependent variable

______ the thing that you change in an experiment

• hypothesis

• controlled variable

• independent variable

• dependent variable

____ the outcome of the change in an experiment

• hypothesis

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

_____ the things that stay the same in an experiment

• hypothesis

• controlled variable

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An experiment was done to find out if different types of flowers attracted more or less butterflies. What is the independent variable?

• butterflies

• types of flowers

An experiment was done to see which soda was liked by the most people. People were offered different samples and then voted for their favorite. What is the controlled variable?

• amount of soda

• people

An experiment was done to find out how long a battery would last in a flashlight. They tried 3 different batteries and set up the flashlights in a dark room with a timer. What is the dependent variable?

• amount of time until the flashlight bulb burns out

• the type of batteries

What was the independent variable in the Swingers experiment that we did in class?

• length of string, release of swinger, weight of pendulum

• amount of time (15 seconds)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The ______ is on the bottom of the graph.

• y-axis

• x-axis

• title

The _____ is on the side of the graph.

• x-axis

• y-axis

• title

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1