The independent variable is the temperature of the water. This is the variable that the student is changing in order to observe its effect on how much sugar can dissolve in the water.
A student conducts an experiment to test how the temperature affects the amount of sugar that can dissolve in water. In the experiment, she uses 100 milliliters of water in each trial and stirs for five minutes each time.
What is the independent variable?
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the amount of water
the amount of water
the temperature of the water
the temperature of the water
the amount of sugar
the amount of sugar
the time stirred
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