Independent and Dependent Variables - MythBusters
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The variable that you may change in the experiment
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
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NGSS.MS-PS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Variable measured during the experiment
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
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NGSS.MS-PS3-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of graph do you use for data (dependent variable) when it is continuous for a number?
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of graph do you se when the data in not continuous (or words)?
Bar Graph
Line Graph
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Your science teacher believes that food you eat will affect your test average. They believe if you:
-eat food from McDonald's your grades will go up by 5 points
-eat at Pizza Root your grades will stay the same
-eat at Subway your grades will go down 10 points
What is the independent variable?
food you eat
grades
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Your neighbor believes that the height of a person determines how much food they eat. He measured how many ounces of food people ate who were 4 feet tall, 5 feet tall, and six feet tall?
What is the independent variable?
ounces of food
height
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Your aunt believes the color of your hair determines how fast you can run. She gathered 3 blond haired boys, 3 brown haired boys, and 3 red haired boys and forced them to race each other.
What is the independent variable?
hair color
speed
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