Question

Jose conducted an experiment to measure the rate of minerals dissolving in water and changed the temperature of the water for each trial.

What is the independent variable in this experiment?


A: number of trials being tested

B: temperature of the water

C: type of minerals used for each trial

D: rate the minerals dissolved

Answer 1

Answer: B. Temperature of water

Step-by-step explanation:

An independent variable is "the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment or a mathematical or statistical model" and "It is the variable that the researcher chooses and that may affect the dependent variable"

The Temperature of the water is only affected by Jose thus it is a independent variable