Denise wants to find out how the steepness of a hill's slope affects the amount of soil that erodes from it. She will use soil, a long pan, and several 4-inch-tall wooden blocks to build a model hillside. She will use a watering can to simulate rainfall. In her experiment, which factor should be Denise's independent variable?

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Dee

Biology

24 February, 17:19

Denise wants to find out how the steepness of a hill's slope affects the amount of soil that erodes from it. She will use soil, a long pan, and several 4-inch-tall wooden blocks to build a model hillside. She will use a watering can to simulate rainfall. In her experiment, which factor should be Denise's independent variable?

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Shannon Monroe · Answer 1

The steepness of the 4 inch hillside model should be the independent variable (the independent variable is the one we want to investigate the effect of.