The text describes Peter's pizza experiment.In this experiment the amount of water was the ________ variable.
A)dependent
B)independent
C)causative
D)categorical

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In an experiment, the independent variable is the one that is intentionally manipulated or changed by the researcher. In this case, Peter intentionally varied the amount of water added to the pizza dough in order to see how it affected the texture of the crust. Therefore, the amount of water is the independent variable.

The Text Describes Peter's Pizza Experiment