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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 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 |