Data Introduction

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

• Monica's growth
• drinking milk

What is the INDEPENDENT variable? You are testing which type of paper airplane goes furthest?

• the paper used

• the type of paper airplane

• the distance of each plane's flight

• how hard the plane is thrown

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?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• 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.

• Distance traveled by the ball
• Height of the ramp
• Mass of the ball
• Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)

Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts? The flavor of ice cream is the....

• independent variable

• dependent variable

How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades? Student's grades are the....

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Changes in the _________ variable causes changes in the _________ variable.

• independent; dependent

• dependent; independent

A(n) _____________ variable depends on or is changed by another variable.

• dependent
• independent

You use this type of graph when percentages are involved

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

You use this type of graph when you are comparing part to another part.

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph