Independent and Dependent

Identify the independent variable:
The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive. 

• The bean seed

• The amount of water provided daily

• The amount of sunlight they're exposed to daily

• How tall they grow by the end of the experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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?

• How far they kick the soccer ball

• who the person is

• how well they do on the math test

• Type of soccer ball.

What effect does decreasing the temperature of a room have on a lifespan of a battery? The temperature of the room is the...

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

• independent variable

• dependent variable

The variable that is measured.

• Controlled Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Mr. S. sets 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

• weight of the ball

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

• They type of pot you put the plants in.

• The amount you water each plant.

• The amount of sunlight the plants get.

• The amount the plant grows.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Mr. Pransky wants to see how different surfaces affect how high a tennis ball can bounce. What is the independent variable?

• the different surfaces

• using the same ball

• how high they bounce

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• words

• minutes

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4