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Scientific Methood 1
experiment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weight | Is a measure of the pul of gravity on an object |
| Mass | Is the amount of matter in a object |
| Measurement | describes a quantity such as time, lenght,distanec,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 observed and or measured in an experiment |
| independent variable | is the onefactor(thing) that is changed during an experiment |
| control variable | varible that stays the same during an experiment |