Question

A group of students is investigating whether the force of friction depends on the nature of the surfaces in contact. The students push two pieces of wood each with the same force on a table. One piece of wood is smooth and the other is rough. The distance traveled by each piece of wood is shown.


Experimental Observations
Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4
Distance traveled by smooth piece of wood 20 cm 18 cm 16 cm 19 cm
Distance traveled by rough piece of wood 15 cm 12 cm 10 cm 11 cm


What was the outcome variable (dependent variable) in this experiment?
Distance traveled
Smooth wood
Rough wood
Number of students

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance travelled is the outcome variable which depends on the nature of wood (smooth wood or rough wood).