Question

A student conducts an experiment to see how music affects plant growth. The student obtains four identical plants. Each one is potted in the same type of soil and receives the same amount of sunlight and water each day. Plant A listens to classical music for three hours each day. Plant B listens to rock music for three hours each day. Plant C listens to country music for three hours each day. Plant D does not listen to any music at all.

In the experiment described in the scenario, what's the variable?

A. The amount of water each plant receives
B. The amount of sunlight each plant receives
C. The type of music each plant listens to
D. The type of soil in which each plant is potted

Answer 1

C. The type of music each plant listens to.

Step-by-step explanation:

A variable is any factor or condition whose value is changing in an experiment. A variable can occur in different types or quantity, and three types of variable (independent, dependent, and controlled) can be found in an experiment. In the experiment described above, "the type of music each plant listens to" is the variable. It is an independent variable whose value is changing because it exists in different types and it is the one that the student is observing its effect on the plant’s growth. In this experiment, this variable which differ will also produce different results (or effects).