Identify dependent, independent and controlled variables for an experiment

Question 1

What is a dependent variable?

Answer 1

The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or observed.

Question 2

What is the independent variable?

Answer 2

The independent variable is what is being changed

Question 3

What is the controlled variable?

Answer 3

The controlled variable is what the researcher keeps the same.

Question 4

Aim: The effect of increasing the parachute size on the drop time of a parachute.
What is the dependent variable?

Answer 4

The drop time of the parachute.

Question 5

Aim: The effect of increasing the parachute size on the drop time of a parachute. What is the independent variable?

Answer 5

The parachute size

Question 6

Aim: The effect of increasing the parachute size on the drop time of a parachute. What is the controlled variables?

Answer 6

Wind, height, weight, personing timing and dropping the parachute, location.

Question 7

Aim: To investigate which kitty litter product is the most absorbent. What is the dependent variable?

Answer 7

How absorbent each kitty litter product is.

Question 8

Aim: To investigate which kitty litter product is the most absorbent. What is the independent variable?

Answer 8

The kitty litter product.

Question 9

Aim: To investigate which kitty litter product is the most absorbent. What are the controlled variables?

Answer 9

The amount of kitty litter and water put into the same kind of litter tray, the time the kitty litter has to absorb the water.