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scientific method
experiment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| mass | is the amount of matterin a object |
| measurement | describes a quantity such as time,lenght, distance,mass,volume,or temperature |
| experiment | is a test or trail 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 numbers(with units) measured during an experiment |
| qualitative data | data that include descriptions of things you observe |
| hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an experiment |
| dependent variable | the factor that is being measured in an experiment |
| independent variable | is the one factor that is changed during an experiment |
| control variable | variable that stays the same during an experiment |