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A student wants to find out whether a foam cup
or a metal mug keeps water warmer. He fills the
two kinds of cups with the same amount of hot
water, making sure that the water in each cup
begins at the same temperature. He waits 15
minutes, then measures the temperature of the
water in each cup.
Name the independent, dependent, and constant
variables in the experiment.
What is type of mug, the temperature and amount of time as well as water.