Physics Homework Week 6/7 Flashcards by jay kittel | Brainscape

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What is a independent variable?

A

A independent variable is a variable that can be changed and doesn’t depend on another variable.

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What is a dependent variable?

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A dependent variable is a variable that depend on the independent variable. Say for instance that we change the area of a parachute. The landing time would be increased. Therefore the parachute area being the independent variable and the dependent variable being the landing time.

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What is a controlled variable?

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A controlled variable is a variable that you don’t change in an experiment.

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True or false. Is a dependent variable a variable that doesn’t depend on anything.

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False

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True or false. Is a independent variable controlled.

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False

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