Solving for the Variable

What is the variable that is measured during an experiment?

• Control

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Observation

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

• They type of pot you put the plants in.

• The amount you water each plant.

• The amount of sunlight the plants get.

• The amount the plant grows.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?"Does eating breakfast improve test scores?"

• eating breakfast or not

• the grade you got on the test

• what time you get up in the morning

• how tasty the breakfast is

Factor that is being tested

• experiment

• data

• variable

• controlled experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Complete step 3 of the problem solving process for this problem

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

what are the variables that we should underlining for this problem

• F, a, m

• N, m/s^2, F

• 75, 3, ?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Controlled Variable

• Extraneous Variable

• F

• m

• a

• None of the above

Which variable is typically plotted on the x-axis of a graph?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Control Variable

• Random Variable

• Energy

• Mass

• Speed of light

• Charge