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)

Responses

initial temperature
initial temperature

ice cubes added
ice cubes added

final temperature
final temperature

amount of time

1 answer

The independent variable in this investigation is the "ice cubes added." This is the variable that the student is changing to observe its effect on the change in temperature of the water samples.