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scientific method 48
experiment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weight | Is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object. |
| Mass | Is the amount of matter in a object. |
| Measurement | Describes a quantity such as time,length,distance,mass,volumeor temperature |
| Experiment | Is a test or trial that prodeces evidence you can use to help answear a question/investigation |
| Data | Collected information the result of an expirement/investagation. |
| Quantitative data | Data that includes numbers [with unis] measured during an expiriment |
| 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 observed and or measure in an expirement. |
| independent variable | Is the one factor {thing} that is changed during an experiment. |
| Control variables | Variables that stays the same during an experiment. |