Question

the passage below describes an experiment. read the passage and then follow the instructions. arianna was learning to bake bread at home. her first few batches of dough did not rise, or expand, as much as they should have. ariannas mother noted that the kitchen was cold and suggested that the dough might not be warm enough to rise. arianna decided to test her mothers suggestion. she made a large batch of dough and divided it into six equal - sized balls. then, she put each ball into a bowl. she left three bowls on the counter in the kitchen, where the temperature was 63°f. she left the other three bowls on her desk in her upstairs bedroom, where the temperature was 80°f. after one hour, arianna measured the size of each dough ball. complete the sentence. in this experiment, the size of each dough ball was _______________. a dependent variable an independent variable

Explanation:

In an experiment, the dependent variable is what is measured and affected by other factors. Here, Arianna measures the size of dough balls, which is affected by temperature (the independent variable). So the size of each dough - ball depends on the temperature condition it is in.

Answer:

a dependent variable