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Independent and Dependent Variables

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fred is a plant scientist. He wants to know if you give sunflowers salt water instead of regular water if they will grow taller. What is the IV?

a)

how tall they grow

b)

what type of flower

c)

salt water or regular water

d)

how much sunlight they receive

2.

Mrs. Dion wants to know if kids will read more non-fiction books if she creates posters for the books. The dependent variable is?

a)

How many more non-fiction books are read

b)

How long the books are

c)

How long it takes to read a book

d)

How big the posters are

3.

A baseball coach wants to find out if baseballs or softballs travel farther when they are hit by a bat. The IV is?

a)

The brand of bat

b)

The distance the ball travels

c)

The type of ball used

d)

The temperature outside

4.

A mom wants to know if her kids will sneak more brownies or cookies. The DV is?

a)

How long she leaves the desserts out

b)

What type of dessert the kids choose

c)

How many more brownies or cookies are taken

d)

The size of the cookies compared to the brownies

5.

The bus driver wants to know if the bus will be quieter if he assigns seats to the kids. The IV is?

a)

How big the bus is

b)

How loud the kids are

c)

Assigned seats or no assigned seats

d)

How long the ride on the bus lasts

6.

The Mets coach wants to find out if his pitchers throw a soft baseball harder than a hard baseball. The DV is?

a)

The type of baseball

b)

The color of the baseballs

c)

How far they have to throw the ball

d)

How hard the pitcher throws the ball

7.

Sally wants to know if people prefer pink lemonade or yellow lemonade. The IV is?

a)

Which lemonade she sells more of

b)

The type of lemonade

c)

The sweetness of the lemonade

d)

None of the above

8.

Mr. Clean wants to know if his wipes absorb more than Walmart wipes. The DV is?

a)

The scent of the wipes

b)

The type of wipe.

c)

The type of liquid spilled

d)

None of the above

9.

Kasie is making cookies. She wants to know if all purpose flour, bread flour, or cake flour make a softer cookie. The DV is?

a)

The type of flower

b)

The type of cookie

c)

The softness of the cookie

d)

The size of the cookie

10.

Mr. Petrella wants to know if kids would choose an hour of Fortnite a day or owning their own iPhone X. The DV is?

a)

How long you get to play Fortnite

b)

Who pays the phone bill

c)

How many kids choose the iPhone or Fortnite

d)

The type of phone