Question

Scenario 3: Toy Car

You roll a toy car down a slanted board and see how far it travels. Then you change the angle of the slant and repeat the experiment. You do this several times at different angles and then you want to graph the data.

Which of the following statements is true?

a) The angle of the board is the dependent varlable and the distance the car rolls is the independent variable

b) The distance the car rolls is the dependent variable and the angle of the board is the independent variable

c) Neither variable is dependent or independent.

Answer 1

The distance the car rolls is the dependent variable and the angle of the board is the independent variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement is b) The distance the car rolls is the dependent variable and the angle of the board is the independent variable. In the given scenario, the distance the car rolls is dependent on the angle of the board. By changing the angle of the slant, you are manipulating the independent variable (angle) to observe how it affects the dependent variable (distance). This relationship can be graphed with the angle on the x-axis and the distance traveled on the y-axis.