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experiment
Term | Definition |
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weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
mass | is the amount of matter in a object |
measurment | describes a quantiy such as time,length,distance,mass,volume,or temperature |
experiment | is a test or trial that produces evidence you can use to help answer a question/hypothesis |
data | collected information, the results of an experiment/investigation |
quantitative data | data that includes numbers [with units] measured during an experiment |
hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an experiment |
dependent variable | the factor [thing] that is being measured in an experiment |
independent variable | is the one factor [thing] that is changed during an experiment |
control variable | variable that stays the same during an experiment |
qualitative data | data that include descriptions of things you observe |