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scientific method
experiment
Term | Definition |
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weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
mass | is the amount of matter in aobject |
measurement | describes a quantity such as time,lenght,distance,mass,volume,ortempeture |
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 |
hypothesis | an idea that can be tested by an experiment |
dependent variable | the factor(thing)that is being measure in an experiment |
independentvariable | is the one factor(think)that is changed during an experiment |
controlvariable | variable that stays the same during an experiment |
qualitative data | data include descriptions of things you observe |
quantitative data | data that includes numbers(with units)measured during an experiment |