Experimental Design

Front

The type of variable that you change or manipulate in an experiment. It is what you are testing.

Back

Independent

Front

The type of variable that responds to the experiment and is what you measure to determine if your hypothesis is true.

Back

Dependent

Front

The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.

Back

Constants

Front

How many variables should you change in an experiment?

Back

only 1

Front

What is the dependent variable in an experiment where the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp?

Back

distance traveled by the ball

Front

What is the independent variable in Dory's experiment on how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp?

Back

mass of the ball

Front

What type of variable is the fertilizer when experimenting with the growth of a plant using three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water?

Back

Independent

Front

What are the number of times each level of the independent variable is tested?

Back

trials

Front

What is the vertical axis of a line graph called?

Back

y-axis

Front

What is the horizontal axis of a line graph called?

Back

x-axis