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scientific method
expiriment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weight | is A measure of the pull of gravity. |
| measurement | describes 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 includes 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 or observed in an experiment. |
| independent variable | is the factor (thing) that is being changed during an experiment. |
| control variable | variable that stays the same during in experiment. |