Question

A student hypothesizes that water from infrequently used school faucets contains more chemical impurities than the water from frequently used faucets. at the same time of day, the student uses a water test kit to measure the water impurities from the different faucets. which is the manipulated variable in this investigation?

Answer 1

The different school faucets (frequently and infrequently used) are the manipulated or independent variable. The exact school faucet being tested is chosen (in a sense, manipulated) to test a particular effect or in this case, the presence of more chemical impurities.