Independent and Dependent Variables in Real World

What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Constant

• Control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the independent variable in the following experiment?  Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts?

• flavor of ice cream

• how fast the ice cream melts

• ice cream in a freezer

Which of the following is a variable that is measured in an experiment?

• Theory

• Law

• Independent Variables

• Dependent Variables

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following is a variable that a scientist changes in an experiment?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Law

• Theory

A variable whose value changes as a result of changes to other variables is a(n)

• independent variable.

• dependent variable.

• constant.

• control.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What do you call the part of the investigation that the scientist is measuring?

• control

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What do you call the part of the investigation that IS manipulated?

• control

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why is it important to have only one independent variable and to control the other variables when performing science experiments?

• So you can tell which factor is causing the change in the experiment.

• It does not matter, you can have as many independent variables as you want.

In an experiment to test the effect of sunlight on plant growth, what is the independent variable?

• Amount of sunlight

• Type of plant

• Amount of water

• Soil type

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is a dependent variable in a study measuring the impact of study time on test scores?

• Study time

• Test scores

• Number of students

• Type of test