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Chapter 1 Albright
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is tested. |
| Hypothesis | Your educated guess on why something is happening |
| Independent variable | It is the variable that can change in the experement. It is the one being tested. |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that stays constant throught the experement. |
| Experimental Control | to test or verify (a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison |
| Density | mass per unit volume. |
| Percent error | The ammount of error in an experiment |
| Significant figures | the figures of a number that express a magnitude to a specified degree of accuracy, rounding up or down the final figure |