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Science
Measuring Matter Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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qualitative | made by gathering information that can be recorded using 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 |
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 |
theory | a well tested explanation for a wide range of observations of 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 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 completed 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 the matter into a different substance |
chemical properties | a change in matter that produces one or more new substances |
weight | the amount of gravity on an object |
mass | the amount of matter in an object |
volume | the amount of space that an object occupies |