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independent and dependent variables

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

Monica's growth

drinking milk

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?

the paper used

the type of paper airplane

the distance of each plane's flight

how hard the plane is thrown

Marcos wants to know: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

Type of gasoline

which car the gas is put into

how fast the car can drive

how much gas is put into the car

Angelina set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

Distance traveled by the ball

Height of the ramp

Mass of the ball

Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)

True of False

The dependent variable is responsive to the independent variable.

True

False

The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment. (It affects the results of the experiment).

Controlled Variable

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

The variable that is measured. It is the result of the experiment.

Controlled Variable

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

The factors that stay the same throughout the experiment.

Constant

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

Molly investigated if the age of students caused them to be better drivers. What is the independent variable?

Type of car

Skill of driving

Age of student

10.

Molly investigated if the age of students caused them to be better drivers. What is the dependent variable?

Type of car

Skill of driving

Age of student

11.

The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.

Controlled Variable

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

12.

The factors that stay the same or are constant throughout the experiment.

Controlled Variable

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

13.

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.

14.

Changes in the _________ variable causes changes in the _________ variable.

independent; dependent

dependent; independent

15.

Tiffany was investing how fast it took Hayden to react to different sounds. Identify the independent variable.

How fast Hayden reacted

different sounds

types of music

Hayden

100 %

independent and dependent variables

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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