QUIZZY: UNDERSTANDING VARIABLES

Write Down the Independent Variables (IDV) and Dependent Variable (DV) and Constant (C) for each
experiment below:

1. Ali wanted to figure out what type of liquid worked best for growing green beans. He
watered one with Pepsi, one with lemonade and one with water. After one week, she
measured how high they had grown.

a) Independent Variable: ______________________________

Type of liquid

b) Dependent Variable: ________________________________

Height of Green Bean

c) Constant: _____________________________________
Plant type

2. Aminah wants to know the effect of studying an extra 10 minutes each day on her Biology
grade.

Extra 10 minutes of studying each day

a) Independent Variable: ______________________________
Biology grade
b) Dependent Variable: ________________________________
c) Constant: _____________________________________
Biology subject

3. Chong wanted to see if taking Vitamin C supplements help him to prevent from getting cold
and flu. On January 2021, he didn’t take any supplement. On the next month (Febuary), he
takes 1 Vitamin C tablet every day; on the following month (March) he takes 2 Vitamin C
tablets each day. Each day he records his health.

a) Independent Variable: ______________________________

Number of vitamin tablet being taken
b) Dependent Variable: ________________________________
Chong's health
c) Constant: _____________________________________
Chong

4. Julia want to know the effects of fertilizer types (A, B and C) and planting density (low and
high) on the crop yield of paddy plant.

a) Independent Variable: ______________________________

Type of fertilizer

b) Dependent Variable: ________________________________

Planting density
c) Constant: _____________________________________
Type of plant