Q: What is the term for the affected factor in an experiment?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Test the hypothesis. Make predictions based on the hypothesis and then determine if they are correct. This may involve carrying out an experiment. An experiment is a controlled scientific test that often takes place in a lab. It investigates the effects of one factor, called the independent variable , on another factor, called the dependent variable . Experimental controls are other factors that might affect the dependent variable. Controls are kept constant so they will not affect the results of the experiment.

 Choices:

- multiple variable

- stable variable

- independent variable

- dependent variable


A:
dependent variable