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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 | describes a quantity such as time,volume,or tempeture. |
| experiment | is a test or trial that produces evidence you can use to help answer a question/hypthesis. |
| data | collected information the results of an experiment\investigation. |
| quantitative data | data that includes numders (with units) measured during an experiment. |
| 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 one factor (thing) that ia changed during an experiment. |
| control variable | variable that says the same during an experiment. |
| qualitative data | data that includes descriptions of things you observed. |