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Scientific Method 23
experiment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weight | is a measure of the pull o gravity on a object. |
| mass | is the amount of matter in a object. |
| measurement | describes a quantity such as time,lengnth,distance.mass,volume,or temperature. |
| experiment | is a test or trial that produces evidence you can use to answer a question/hypothesis. |
| data | collected information,the results of an experiment/investigation. |
| quantitave data | data that includes numbers(with units)measured during an experiment. |
| qualitative data | data that includes discriptions 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 one factor (thing) that is changed during an experiment. |
| control variable | variable that stays the same during an experiment. |