A student puts different numbers of ice cubes into four separate containers of water. She calculates the change in temperature in each container after half an hour. In this experiment, what is the independent variable?

A. Time elapsed
B. Number of ice cubes added
C. Final water temperature
D. Initial water temperature

1 answer

The independent variable in this experiment is B. Number of ice cubes added. This is the variable that the student is changing in order to observe how it affects the temperature change in the water over time.