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WorksheetsIndependent and Dependent Variables
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 35mins
Asher is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
Diameter of the ball
Force acting on the ball
Height that the ball bounces
Height from which the ball is dropped
The graph shows the distance traveled by Ms. Luce's family on a road trip. They will travel 25 miles each hour. Which statement is true about the situation?
the independent variable is distance
the independent variable is d=25 t
the dependent variable is time
the dependent variable is distance
Ms. Shi is making a scrapbook. As she adds more photos, the scrapbook grows thicker.
p = the number of photos added
t = the thickness of the scrapbook
t is the independent variable and p is the dependent variable
p is the independent variable and t is the dependent variable
A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.
Identify the independent variable: A study was done to determine if the height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive.
What is a CONSTANT VARIABLE?
Variables that remain constant
A variable that is changed in an investigation.
A variable that is observed in an investigation.
These are the variables that should stay the same during the entire investigation.
Dependent Variables
Constant variables
Independent variables
Unknown variables
Which of the following is the label for the independent variable?
Money Collected
Raising Money
Boxes Sold
None of the above
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
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.
Mr. Pransky wants to see how different surfaces affect how high a tennis ball can bounce. What is the independent variable?
the different surfaces
using the same ball
how high they bounce
What is a constant variable in an investigation?
the thing we measure in the investigation
the thing we change in the investigation
