Question

does the different flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts? the flavor of ice cream is the—

Explanation:

In an experiment, the independent variable is the factor that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on another variable. Here, the flavor of ice cream is what we are changing (or considering as the factor) to see its effect on the melting speed (the dependent variable, which depends on the independent variable). So the flavor is the independent variable.

Answer:

A. independent variable