Controls and variables

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What type of variable is the fertilizer when experimenting with the growth of a plant using three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water?

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Independent

Front

Dependent variable in an experiment to find out how the height from which a ball is dropped affects how high it bounces.

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Height that the ball bounces

Front

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted.

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control group

Front

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

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independent variable

Front

Everything starts with an observation or a question.

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True

Front

How many variables do we want to be testing at one time?

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1

Front

The variable that you measure is the -

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DV

Front

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

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change

Front

The measurable factor in an experiment is known as the: Control, Independent Variable, Constant, Dependent Variable

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Dependent Variable

Front

In a controlled experiment, the variable that is changed to test the hypothesis is called the –

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Independent Variable