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science method1
experiment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weight | is a measure of the gravity on an object |
| mass | is the amount of matter in a object |
| 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 number(with units)measured during an experiment |
| qualitative data | data that includes description of things you observe |
| hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an experimented |
| dependent variable | the factor (thing) that is being measured in an experiment |
| independent variable | is the one factor (thing) that is being changed during an experiment |
| control variable | variablethat stays the same during an experiment |