Independent Or Dependent Variable Question Preview (ID: 61266)


Identify The Independent And Dependent Variables In Scenarios. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is the independent variable in the question? Will hair have more shine if conditioneer is used before or after shampooing?
a) Shininess of hair
b) When the hair is conditioned
c)
d)

What is the dependent variable in the question? Are children who learn to read before kindergarten more likely to attend college?
a) when students learn to read
b) likeliness to attend college
c) what students read
d)

What is the dependent variable in the question? Are fisherment who use live bait more likely to catch a fish than fisherman who use artificial (fake) bait?
a) likeliness of catching fish
b) what bait is used
c)
d)

What is the independent variable in the question? When students bring a packed lunch to school do they consume fewer calories?
a) How many calories students consume
b) Whether or not students bring a packed lunch or eat a school lunch
c)
d)

What is the independint variable in the question? Do movie goers eat more popcorn during comedies or dramas?
a) The amount of popcorn eaten during the movie
b) Which movie is seen
c)
d)

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?
a) Drinking milk
b) Monica's growth
c)
d)

Ramone wants to know: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test. What is the dependent variable?
a) How far they kick the soccer ball
b) Who the person is
c) How well they do on the math test
d) Type of soccer ball

What is the INDEPENDENT variable? You are testing which type of paper airplane goes furthest?
a) the paper used
b) the distance of each plane's flight
c) how hard the plane is thrown
d) the type of paper airplane

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?
a) Type of gasoline
b) how fast the car can drive
c) which car the gas is put into
d) 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.
a) Distance traveled by the ball
b) Mass of the ball
c) Height of the ramp
d) Who set up the experiment

Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts? The flavor of ice cream is the....ter
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

Does the type of shoe worn during a 30 meter dash affect the speed of the runner? The speed of the runner is the...
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

How does increasing the slope of a ramp affect how far a marble travels? Increasing the slope is the...
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

What effect does decreasing the temperature of a room have on a lifespan of a battery? The temperature of the room is the...
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades? Student's grades are the....
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

Does changing the scent of a brand of dog food affect how much the dog eats? How much the dog eats is the...
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

How does the amount of sunlight affect how many tulip flowers a plant grows? The sunlight is the...
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

An apple’s freshness will last longer if they are refrigerated. If you did an experiment to test this, the freshness would be the...
a) Independent variable
b) Dependent variable
c)
d)

The variable that is measured.
a) Controlled Variable
b) Independent Variable
c) Dependent Variable
d)

The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.
a) Controlled Variable
b) Independent Variable
c) Dependent Variable
d)

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