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Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Qualitative | made by gathering information that can be recorded as a descriptive language |
| Quantitative | made by gathering information that can be recorded as a number with a measurement unit |
| Inference | not a fact but an interpretation of what the direct observations mean |
| Law | describes what scientists expect to happen ever time under a particular set of condiitions |
| Constant | part of an experiment that is held in the same condition for control and experiment |
| Variable | part of the experiment that changes |
| Independent Varible | a factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experimenter |
| Theory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
| Inquire | to ask for information |
| Responding Variabe | a resulting factor in a controlled experiment that is observed and measured to see if it changes due to the manipulation of another variable |
| Experiment | a course of action completed in order to test a hypothesis |
| Control | a standard to which all other levels are compared in a scientific experiment |
| Matter | something that has mass and takes up space |
| Weight | pull of gravity on an object. |
| Mass | a measurement of the amount of matter in an object |