Combined Science GCSE
Independent and dependent variables
What Independent and dependent variables means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Independent and dependent variables
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The independent variable, such as salt or sugar concentration, goes on the x-axis, and the dependent variable, such as change in mass, goes on the y-axis.
Topics that use Independent and dependent variables
- Osmosis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell turgor and plasmolysis
- Change in mass
- Concentration gradient
- Control variables
- Interpreting trends and intercepts
- Line or curve of best fit
- Original mass
- Percentage
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