a student conducts an experiment to test how the temperature affects the amount of sugar that can dissolve in water. in the experiment, she uses 100 milliliters of water in each trial and stirs for five minutes each time. what is the independent variable in this experiment?
The temperature is the independent variable. Think of it like this the amount of sugar DEPENDS on what the temp is. Hope that helps. Also the temperature is the variable being manipulated if you wanna sound smart.