Question

You’ve made the hypothesis that the steeper the slope the faster a ball will be rolling when it reaches the bottom. What should be your independent variable in an experiment testing this hypothesis

Answer 1

The independent variable is something that you can change that would affect the outcome of the experiment. In this case, it would be the steepness of the slope. The steeper the slope, according to your hypothesis, the faster the ball will roll down it, so to test this, you need to roll the ball down things that have different steepness of slopes. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Hello Marahfrances,

An independent variable is a variation that does not depend on that of another. Well, the ball has to depend on the slope while the slope doesn't depend on anything. If you need me to go into more depth please let me know because I love to help. Thank you for your Q!!! Have a fantastic evening.