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Mrs. Connelly Vocab
Science vocabulary for test 9-26-12
Question | Answer |
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explaining data | Inferencing |
variable that is changed in an experiment | Independent Variable |
variable that changes as a result of a change in the independent variable | Dependent Variable |
variable(s) that stay the same in an experiment | Control |
reasonable guess that can be tested and is based on what is known and what is observed | Hypothesis |
tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion | Inertia |
amount of matter in an object | Mass |
a push or pull | Force |
two or more forces whose effects cancel each other out and do not change motion of an object | Balanced Force |
two or more forces acting on an object that do not cancel, and cause the object to accelerate | Unbalanced Force |
force that acts to oppose sliding between two surfaces that are touching | Friction |
attracts and pulls objects with mass towards each other | Gravity |
unit that measures force | Newton |
tool that measures force in Newtons | Springscale |