What is an independent variable

Truck traveling west on the highway experiences an acceleration to the east. what could be the cause of this acceleration

Awoman stands a distance d from a loud motor that emits sound uniformly in all directions. the sound intensity at her position is an uncomfortable 2.0×10-3 w/m2. at a distance 2.6 times as far from the motor, what are (a) the sound intensity and (b) the sound intensity level relative to the threshold of hearing?

World class speed skaters can skate a 3,000-m course in about 4 minutes.what is their average speed for this course? a. 12.5 m/sb. 1.33 m/sc. 1.25 m/sd. 13.3 m/s