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Vol. 9 Ocean Powered
Vocab for Twig Vol. 9 - 8th grade science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dependent variable | something in an investigation that is being tested and depends on the independent variable |
| fair test | an investigation where all things are kept the same apart from one thing |
| force | a push or a pull that causes an object to change its motion (start, stop, accel., decel.) |
| independent variable | something that is changed in an investigation |
| inertia | a scientific idea that states that an object stays at rest or in motion in a straight line |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object, measured in kilogram |
| motion | the act or process of changing position or location |
| turbine | a wheel or rotor that is made to rotate by moving water or air |
| unbalanced forces | forces (pushes and pulls) that are not equal to one another |