basic vocab words
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| a graph that uses points connected by lines to show how something changes in value | line graph
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| chart that uses the lengths of parallel bars to represent the relationship between various data or values | Bar graph
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| graph in form of circle, divided into relative qyantaties that are indicated by the proportionately defferent sizes of sectors | circle graph
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| the amount of matter in a given volume | density
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| measuring lines or distance or length | linear
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| the amounts of matter that something is made of | mass
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| the amount of space that something ovvupies, or the amount of space that something contains | volume
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| can be measured using a stopwatch | time
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| a measure of how hot or cold something is | temperature
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| a summary of many expirimental results and observations | scientific law
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| a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by testing | scientific theory
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| a representation of an object or system | model
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| a factor or condition that might change as a result of the change being made with the independent variable | dependent variable
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| a factor or condition that is intentionally changed by an envestigator in an expiriment | independent variable
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| variable that isn't changed | control
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| educated guess about what you think the answer to a problem is | hypotheses
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| indirect method of observation making inferences based on observation and measuring without tools | qualitative
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| direct method of observation, making observations using your five senses and measuring with tools | quantitative
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| to estimate or infer by extending or projecting known information | extrapolate
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| the act of introducing or inserting anything | interpolate
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| the act of making an educated guess as to the outcome of a situation | predict/prediction
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| simply explanations of observations | infer/inference
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| any pieces of information acquired through expirimentation | data
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