The independent variable in this investigation is ice cubes added. This is because it is the variable that the student is changing to observe how it affects the temperature change of the water samples.
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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)
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initial temperature
initial temperature
amount of time
amount of time
final temperature
final temperature
ice cubes added
ice cubes added
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