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scientific method10
experiement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity |
| mass | is the amount of matter in a object |
| measurement | describes a quantity such as time,lenght,distance,mass,volume,or temperature |
| expriment | is a test or a trial that produces evidence you can use to help answer a question/hypotheisis |
| data | collected information,the results of an expereint/investagation |
| quntitative data | data that includes numbers(with units) measured during an experiement |
| qualtitative data | data that include descriptions of things you observe |
| hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an expriement |
| dependent variable | the factor(thing)that is being measured or observed in an experiement |
| independent variable | is the one factor (thing) that is changed during an experiement |
| control variable | variable that stays the same during an experiement |