Question

A student shines a light through a prism which causes a rainbow to form onto a piece of paper. The student then places

a thermometer in each color of light (a thermometer in the red light, a thermometer in the orange light, a thermometer in
the yellow light, etc) for two hours. The student then records the temperature displayed on each thermometer
The dependent variable in this experiment is

the color of the light

the temperature in each color of light

the time the thermometer sits in each color of light

the size of the paper

Answer 1

Color of the light depends on the temperature.

(Dependent) (Independent)