The given statement is a TRUE statement.
Independent variable--
It is the variable whose value is assigned and does not depend any factor.
and
Dependent variable--
It is the variable whose value is obtained corresponding to the independent variable.
It is given that:
When temperature rises, the number of people who go to the beach increases.
This means that the number of people going to the beach depends on the temperature.
This means that temperature is the independent variable.
and Number if people is dependent variable.
Hence, the statement :
" Temperature is the independent variable in this situation is TRUE "
