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Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| VARIABLE | Part of the experiment that changes. |
| INQUIRE | To ask for information |
| EXPERIMENT | A course of action completed in order to test a hypothesis |
| MATTER | Anything that takes up space |
| PHYSICAL CHANGE | Any change were you don't get something new |
| CHEMICAL CHANGE | You get something completely new |
| QUALITATIVE | Made by gathering info that can be recorded using descriptive language |
| QUNITATIVE | Made by gathering info that can be recorded as a number with a measurement unit |
| INFERENCE | not a fact, but an interpretation of what the direct observations mean |
| SCIENTIFIC LAW | describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
| CONSTANT | part of an experiment that is held in the same condition for control and experimental |
| INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | A factor in a controlled experiment that id intentionally changed by the experimenter |
| SCIENTIFIC THEORY | A well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
| RESONDING VARIABLE | 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 actions completed in order to test a hypothesis |
| CONTROL | A standard to which all others levels are compared in a scientific experiment |
| MASS | Amount of matter in a object |
| VOLUME | The amount of space that matter occupies |
| WEIGHT | Is a measure of the force of gravity on matter |