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Vocab #1, 8th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | The process of learning about the natural world by asking questions & trying to find the answers to those questions. |
| Quantitative Observation | a scientific observation that uses numbers (amounts), measurements, or comparisons. |
| Qualitative Observation | a scientific observation that is made using only the senses |
| Independent variable | the factor you wish to test, and that you manipulate, so you can identify its effects |
| Dependent variable | the factor you measure during the experiment to gather data |
| Constants | all of the factors, or variables, you keep the same on all the groups you are comparing |
| Geo- | prefix meaning 'the earth' |
| Direction | the line, or path along which something is moving, pointing or aiming |
| Speed | measure of how fast something moves a particular distance over a given amount of time |
| Motion | occurs when there is a change in position of an object with respect to a reference starting point |