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scientific Method 20
experiment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| mass | is the amount of matter in a object |
| measurement | describe a quantity 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 |
| qualitative data | data that include descriptions of things you observe |
| 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 one factor(thing) that is changed during an experiment |
| control variable | variable that stays the same during an experiment |