Variables Used to Represent Effects or Outcomes Are Often Referred

question 45

Multiple Choice

Variables used to represent effects or outcomes are often referred to as ______.

• A) independent variables
• B) latent variables
• C) explanatory variables
• D) dependent variables

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Definitions:

Planetary System

A collection of celestial bodies orbiting a star, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.

Earth's Orbit

The path that the Earth follows around the Sun, which is elliptical in shape and takes approximately 365.25 days to complete one full cycle.

Year-round

Occurring, effective, employed, staying, or open all year; not restricted to or by particular seasons.

Rock Cycle

A conceptual framework presenting possible paths and processes to which a rock can be subjected as it moves from one place to another and between different depths within Earth.