Variable Review

Match it! Select the correct answer from the pull down...Good luck!

Which is the variable that you want to keep the same in the experiment?

Identify the control variable: If you eat breakfast in the morning, then you will be more alert at school.

Identify the independent variable: One tank of goldfish is fed the normal amount of food once a day, a second tank is fed twice a day, and a third tank is fed four times a day during a six week period. The fish's weight is recorded daily.

Identify the control variable: If the air temperature is warmer, then the crickets will chirp louder.

Identify the dependent variable: If you exercise more, then you will loose weight.

Identify the dependent variable: If you drink energy drinks, then you will be more aggressive.

Identify the independent variable: Students watch a cartoon alone and then with a group. After each time they rate how funny the cartoon was.

Identify the independent variable: If I take an afternoon nap, then I will focus more.