The Practice of Science

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The variable in an experiment that stays the same.

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Control Variable

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The variable in an experiment that is tested.

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Independent Variable

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The variable in an experiment that is measured.

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Dependent Variable

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The group in an experiment that does not receive treatment.

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Control group

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If I do not water my flowers then my flowers will die because flowers need water to survive.
What is this an example of?

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Hypothesis

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In an experiment, the ___________ variable is changed to test a hypothesis.

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Independent

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What is the independent variable in the experiment where Krusty compares a new itching powder to his usual product?

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Itching powder

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What is the independent variable in testing if temperature affects the sex of salamanders?

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Temperature

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What is the dependent variable in testing if temperature affects the sex of salamanders?

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Sex of salamanders

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Using the graph above, what is the dependent variable?

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Number of Bacteria