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Scientific Method789
Experiment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| mass | is the amount of matter in a object |
| measurement | descirbes a quantity such as time lengh distance mass volume or temperature |
| data | collected information the results of an experiment |
| quantitative data | data that includes numbes with units measured during an experiment |
| qualitative data | data that inculde descirpition of things you observe |
| hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an experiment |
| dependent variabie | the factor that is being measured in an experiment |
| independent variabie | is the one factor that is changed during an experiment |
| contorl variable | variable that stays the same during an experiment |
| experiment | is a test or trial that produce evidence you can use to help answer a question |