Speed Of Sound Lab Report

Describe what you understand by ‘independent variable’ and ‘dependent variable’ in a scientific study? ( 5 points) An independent variable is something you have control over, what you can choose and manipulate. It is a variable that stands alone and doesn’t change by other variables. Although in some cases, you may not be able to manipulate the independent variable. It could be already there and or fixed. A dependent variable is the variable that’s being tested in an experiment. If the experimenter changes the independent variable, the change in the dependent variable is observed and recorded. For example a scientist is testing the effect of light and dark on the behavior of moths by turning a light on and off. The independent variable is the amount of light and the moth’s reaction is dependent variable. A change in the independent variable (amount of light) directly causes a change in the dependent variable (moth

In this lab, we will be doing 3 major things: 1) Collecting and organizing data to obtain resonant points in a closed pipe, 2) measure the length of a closed-pipe resonator, and 3) analyze the data to determine the speed of sound.

There are several parts to the experiment such as both the independent and dependent variables. The independent variable is controlled or changed during the experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. The dependent variable is tested and measured during the test .A controlled variable is an example for an independent variable would be variable that is held constant throughout the experiment. An example is a theory that could extend a person’s life expectancy. The independent variable is the amount of vitamin given to the subject within the experiment. The dependent variable is the life span

1. For this experiment, what were the independent variable and the dependent variable? What were the constants?

The independent variable for the experiment was the paper towels. The dependent variable was the absorbency and strength. The constants for the experiment were the size of the paper towels that were used, the amount of water, the size of the beaker, the size of the cylinder and the amount of the weight.

In our Penny Lab, we wanted to extend what we were told to do with experimental design. We’re doing this because we wanted to prove what he thought our hypothesis had been, and a hypothesis can not be true unless it can be tested. We investigated what variables made the Penny Lab easier, or harder. As a class we decided to investigate variables like, dropping the penny from the same height, and applying the same pressure to the penny for each drop. But first we had to know what variables were, and which variables we needed to use in the experiment. The variables were, the independent variable, dependent variable, the experimental group, and the control group. We investigated this to show how much water a penny could hold, but we introduced

Independent: The independent variable in the following experiment is the temperature as it is what is being changed and will impact the overall outcome of the experiment.

The purpose of this experiment is to measure the speed of sound in air and to determine the effects of frequency on the speed of sound.

Variables: In this experiment, the temperature (in degrees Celsius) of the chemicals is the independent variable. To change the temperature, the materials are placed in a bath of water being heated by a hotplate.

The purpose of this lab is to find if the mass changes when you galvanize and put a penny in the flame of a Bunsen burner introducing it to heat. In this lab, you galvanize eight pennies to silver and then heat up four of the silver pennies and make it into brass with the Bunsen burner. The independent variable in this lab is the penny because we have control over of what kind of penny we use rather it be new, old, dirty, or clean. The dependent variable in this lab is the mass of the penny because we are measuring the mass of each penny. Finally, the constant in this lab is the sodium hydroxide because; we use the same amount throughout the whole entire lab.

The independent variable of my experience meant is what I’m going to be changing which is the substance, coffee. The dependent variable of my experiment is the Daphnia’s heartbeat per minute, which will also increase immensely. The units I will be using to collect the data is one minute per trial.

Independent variableIdentify the independent variable (IV), which is the variable that you hypothesize will cause or influence the other variable. *

* In every experiment there are variables that affect the way an experiment will go. The three types of variables that are measured are Independent, Dependent, and Controllable variables. In my experiment the Independent variable is the three different models of paper airplanes that I have chosen to make and experiment with. The Dependent variable includes the distance the paper airplane goes. The Controlled variable is me making sure that I throw the paper airplanes from the same starting point a well as the same weather conditions. The controlled variable is the one that cannot be changed because it would affect the other two variables. In this case I threw them in my house since I have a very long hallway that leads into the front family room and there is no furniture that would interfere with the results.

Have you ever wondered why glass bottles made a sound, kind of like a music note? Well, this paper will explain how this works. The paper will be talking about sound, sound waves, standing waves, musical note names and frequencies, resonance, and closed-end air columns. Closed-end air columns will be a main focus in the paper, studying the physics behind it. Glass bottles are an example of a closed-end air column. Therefore, the more water inside the bottle, the lower the note, and less water would be a higher note.

Independent variable: We will change the amount of drops of Hydrochloric acid added to the Amylase. ( 5 drops, 10 drops, 15 drops)