Question

A student adds different amounts of ice to four samples of water and records the change in temperature after 30 minutes.
What is the independent variable in this investigation? (1 point)
amount of time
• initial temperature
ice cubes added
• final temperature

Answer 1

The independent variable in this investigation is the **ice cubes added**. This is the factor that is being manipulated to observe its effect on the temperature change of the water samples.