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6.1 essential vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Classify | To sort or organize |
| Conclusion | Summary of experimental results including lesson learned and limitations |
| Constant | Factor that does not change in an experiment |
| Control | Standard for comparison in an experiment |
| Data | The facts, figures, and other evidence gained through observation |
| Dependent Variable | What changes based on the independent variable, what is measured |
| Experiment | A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact |
| Gram | Metric unit of mass |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations of an answer to a scientific question |
| Independent Variable | What is being tested in an experiment, what I change |
| Inference | An interpretation based on observation and prior knowledge |
| Length | Measure of a distance between 2 points |
| Liter | Metric unit of volume. |
| Mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object |
| Meter | Metric unit of length or distance |
| Metric System | Measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram |
| Observation | Using all 5 senses to gather information |
| Prediction | Forecast about a future situation |
| Scientific Method | Step by step procedures of scientific problem solving; recognizing the problem, forming a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, analyzing data and drawing conclusions |
| Temperature | The average amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance. |
| Thermometer | An instrument used to measure temperature, consisting of a thin, glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid (usually mercury or alcohol) |
| Volume | Amount of space that an object occupies |