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Independent: The heat Dependent: The result
The dependent variable is the variable in the experiment that changes. For example if you were trying to figure out which of the three fertilizers works the best on flowers your dependent variable would be the fertilizer and the independent variable would be the flowers. If that doesn't help go to factmonster.com
Well, honey, in an invisible ink experiment, the dependent variable is the thing you're measuring to see if it changes as a result of the invisible ink being used. So, it could be something like the visibility of the message under different conditions. Just remember, the dependent variable is the one that's dependent on the independent variable - it's like the sidekick to the main character in a cheesy detective show.