Experimental Design

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What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment? Options: control, constant, independent variable, dependent variable

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dependent variable

Front

What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?

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Independent Variable

Front

The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.

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Control Group

Front

What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?

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constants

Front

What is the independent variable in the question: What is the effect of salt water on the average of the height of the 3 tallest blades of grass?

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salt water

Front

What is the part of the experiment that contains the independent variable?

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experimental group

Front

Independent variable when testing how well different dish soaps clean grease: dish type, amount of grease, dish soap type, grease type

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dish soap type

Front

What is the dependent variable in the hypothesis that the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine the gender of the alligator?

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the gender of the baby alligators

Front

What is the independent variable in the hypothesis about alligator egg incubation? Options: the male alligators, the incubator, the gender of the alligator, the temperature.

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the temperature