Independent, Dependent, and Controlled Variables

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How does increasing the slope of a ramp affect how far a marble travels? Increasing the slope is the...

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

How does the amount of sunlight affect how many tulip flowers a plant grows? The sunlight is the...

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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The variable that is measured.

• Controlled Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Identify the dependent variable:
A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.

• The car

• The distance the car took to brake 

• The different tire treads

• The drive

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

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

• Monica's growth

• drinking milk

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5