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scientific method4
experiment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity 0n an object. |
| mass | is the amount of matter in a object. |
| measurement | describes a quantity such as time, length,distance,mass,volume,or temperature |
| experiment | is atest or trial 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 measured during an experiment |
| qualitative data | data that includes descrions 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 |
| independeht variable | is the one facter that is changed during an experiment |
| control variable | variable that stays the same during an experiment |