FA23 U1 D Summative

On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

• x-axis
• y-axis
• neither
• it changes

On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?

• x-axis
• y-axis
• neither
• it changes

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words
• minutes

In the table, Bubbles is the ______________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Ramone wants to know: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?

• How far they kick the soccer ball
• who the person is
• how well they do on the math test
• Type of soccer ball.

Marcos wants to know: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car

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

When writing you hypothesis, what information follows IF?

• dependent variable

• how you know it will happen

• independent variable

• anything

When writing a hypothesis, what information do you fill in after THEN?

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• how you know it will happen

• anything good

Choose the correct hypothesis for "How will exercising affect your health?"

• IF you have better health, THEN you will exercise.

• IF you exercise, THEN you will have better health.

• Exercising means you're healthy.