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Scientific Inquiry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Observations | Are very important |
| Qualitative Observations | you use your five senses |
| Quantitative Observations | uses numbers |
| Hypothisis | an educated guess |
| Independent variable | one variable you can change |
| Constant | Variable you don't change |
| Control | the normal one that you compare your independent variables too |
| seconds | Measure time |
| Meter | Measure length |
| Kilogram | Measure Mass |
| Data table | use to organize your data |
| Scatter Plot | Shows trends |
| Bar graph | use to compare quanaties |
| Line graph | Differentiate between continuous data |
| Averages | add and then divide how many you added |
| Graduated cylinder | Measures volume |
| Thermometer | Measures tempurature |
| Triple beam balence | Measures Mass |
| Meter stick | Measures length |
| Scientific method | A procedure used by scientists to solve a problem |
| Conclusion | Evidence from the experiment that is used to see if your hypothisis is correct |
| Items on a graph | title,axis labels, units of measure, correct data |