Michelle chooses a 10 kg weight. She sets up a ramp made of smooth metal that makes an angle θ with the floor. She attaches a spring scale to the weight and the top of the ramp in order to hold the weight in place. She records the force from the spring scale, then changes θ and records it again. She repeats this several times. In this experiment, what is the dependent variable?
A.
the mass of the weight
B.
the angle θ between the ramp and the ground
C.
the amount of force on the spring scale
D.
the material the ramp is made of