WorksheetsIndependent VS Dependent Variables
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
How long you sleep affects your test score. Identify the dependent variable.
length of sleep
test score
Vitamin could extend a person's life expectancy. The dependent variable is __________.
amount of vitamin taken
life span
"Do tomatoes grow faster under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light?"
What is the independent variable?
type of light
rate of growth
You want to test which soil will help grass grow the tallest. The height of the grown grass is the __________ variable.
independent
dependent
"Which brand of bubblegum will have the biggest bubble?"
The size of the bubble is the __________ variable.
independent
dependent
Your friends invite you to a party and you decide to attend, but you're worried that staying out too long will affect how well you do on your geometry test tomorrow morning. Your exam score is the __________ variable.
independent
dependent
Say you want to know whether caffeine affects your appetite. The presence/absence of a given amount of caffeine would be the __________ variable. How hungry you are would be the __________ variable.
independent , dependent
dependent , independent
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which type of paper airplane goes farthest?
the type of paper
the distance of each plane's flight
how hard the plane is thrown
the person who made the paper plane
Students took a test after they had studied either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the dependent variable?
subject
test scores
silence
amount of exposure to television
Jon set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
who sets up the experiment
height of the ramp
mass of the ball
distance traveled by the ball
