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Independent and Dependent Variable
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- Q1A farmer applies different fertilizer to his cotton crops, to see which will make his plants grow the highest. What is an independent variable?Height of plantsType of fertilizerGrowth of plantsDifferent cotton crops30s
- Q2A farmer applies different fertilizer to his cotton crops, to see which will make his plants grow the highest. What is the dependent variable?Growth of plantsHeight of plantsdifferent cotton cropsType of fertilizer30s
- Q3I use different types of weed killers on my lawn to see which one kills the most weeds. What is the dependent variable?Most weedsTypes of weeds killerTypes of weedsAmount of weeds killed30s
- Q4I use different types of weed killers on my lawn to see which one kills the most weeds. What is an independent variable?Most weedstypes of weedsAmount of weeds killedTypes of weeds killer30s
- Q5In a study about headaches, doctors gave patients Alieve, Tylenol, Advil, and Excedrin, to see which medication would relieve the headache pain the fastest. The doctors timed how long it took the medication to work. What is the independent variable?HeadachesTypes of pain relieverAmount of time until pain was relievedAmount of medication30s
- Q6A scientist wanted to determine the color flower that bees are most attracted to. She placed colors of the same type of flower near each other and counted the number of bees that visited each flower color. What is the dependent variable?Number of beesColor of flowerTypes of beesType of flower30s
- Q7The independent variable is the one you measure.SometimesTrueMaybeFalse30s
- Q8The dependent variable is the variable that you measure.FalseMaybeSometimesTrue30s
- Q9How many dependent variables can you have in an experiment?Two variablesOnly 1NoneAs many as you can measure30s
- Q10How many independent variables can you have in an experiment?Twoas many as you wantOneThree only30s