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science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Qualitative | made by gathering information that can be recorded using descriptive language |
| Quanitative | made by gathering information that can be recorded as a number with measurement unit. |
| inference | not 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 |
| variable | part of the experiment that changes |
| manipulated variable | a factor in a controlled experiment that is intentionally changed by the experimenter |
| scientific theory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
| inquiry | to ask for information |
| responding variable | a resulting factor in a controlled experiment that is observed and measured to see if it changes due to 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 | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| physical properties | any change that alters form or appearance of matter but does not make any substance in matter a different substance |
| chemical properties | change in matter that produces one or more new substances |
| weight | the amount of gravity on an object |
| mass | amount of matter in an object |
| units of mass | grams |
| volume | amount of space something takes up L x W x H |