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Science
Term | Definition |
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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 |