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Ok so, I did an experiment with water about thermal energy...

1. get two identical cups and fill one to the top and fill one half way
2. transfer the water in the two cups into a pot
3. place the pot, with the water in it, on the stove and heat it until it reaches 160 degrees
4. trun off the stove, grab the pot, and dispense the water into the two cups just like you had it in step 1
5. record, with a thermometer, the temperature of each cup of water once every 2minutes for 10 minutes
Note: that was the experiment

now, what are the independent and the dependent variables?

Answer 1

@AnswerMyQuestions @Luigi0210 @iGreen.

Answer 2

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_variables.shtml

"The independent variable is the one that is changed by the scientist. To ensure a fair test, a good experiment has only one independent variable. As the scientist changes the independent variable, he or she observes what happens."

"The scientist focuses his or her observations on the dependent variable to see how it responds to the change made to the independent variable. The new value of the dependent variable is caused by and depends on the value of the independent variable."

Answer 3

what do you think the anaswer is love/

Answer 4

dependent variable "how much heat is applied"?

Answer 5

Yes, I believe heat is the dependent variable.

Answer 6

independent variable maybe, " How fast the temperature drops"?

Answer 7

No..I don't think so..it says the independent variable is changed by the scientist..

Answer 8

oh so wouldn't "how much heat applied" a independent variable?

Answer 9

im confused... could you give me some examples?

Answer 10

@iGreen. ?

Answer 11

Yes, 'heat' is the independent variable.

Answer 12

@sleepyjess can you help?

Answer 13

I think 'water' may be dependent.

Answer 14

well I think I pretty much got it now. @iGreen. Thank for helping me :D