Question

1. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

Answer 1

Answer:

Variables are given a special name that only applies to experimental investigations. One is called the dependent variable and the other the independent variable. The independent variable is the variable the experimenter manipulates or changes, and is assumed to have a direct effect on the dependent variable.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The independent variable is the factor that doesn't rely / change based on another variable. Usually there is an independent, dependent, and constant variable. The dependent variable's "results" and values rely on the independent value.

For example if tomatos were to be grown the independent variable is the type of light the tomato plant is grown under. The dependent variable would be the rate of the growth of the tomato plant. (It relies on the type of light, the independent variable)