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Science Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | a set of processes used when conducting investigations, observations, collecting, analyzing data, drawing conclusions |
| Independent Variable | The controlled variable in an experiment |
| Dependent Variable | the observed phenomenon that is being measured |
| Hypothesis | a possible explanation of some phenomena, based on observations and which suggests a means of being tested. |
| Kilo | 1000 |
| Hecto | 100 |
| deka | 10 |
| deci | 0.1 |
| Centi | 0.01 |
| Milli | 0.001 |
| Volume | Liter |
| Distance | Meter |
| mass | Gram |
| Independent Variable | The variable you control and or change during the experiment |
| Dependent Variable | The one predicted to change in response to the independent variable. |
| Control Variable | those variables kept the same from one experiment or experimental group to the next |
| Control group | a group whose variables is not changed, used for comparison. |