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Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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Weight | Is a measure of the pull of gravity on a object |
Mass | Is the amount of matter in a object |
Measurement | Descibes a quantity such such as time, length, distance, mass, volume, or temperature. |
Experiment | Is a test or trail that produces evidence you can use to help answer a question/hypothesis. |
Data | Collected information, the result of an experiment/investigation. |
Quantitative Data | Data that includes numbers (with units) measured during an experiment. |
Qualitative Data | Data that includes description of things you observe. |
Hypothesis | Is an idea that can be tested by an experiment. |
Dependent variable | The factor (thing) that is being observed and or 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. |