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| Capacity | The greatest amount of fluid a container can hold.
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| Line of Best Fit | Shows the trend of the data in a graph; it tries to "average" the data in the graph.
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| Density | The measure of the amount of mass (matter) per volume. ~m/v~
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| Volume | The amount of space an object occupies.
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| Mass | Amount of matter in an object.
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| Dependent Variables | The info learned during an experiment. It can be measured and goes on the y-axis.
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| Water Displacement | The amount of water pushed aside or moved by the boat. The mass of water that is pushed aside is equal to the mass of the boat.
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| Two-Coordinate Graph | A drawing showing the relationship between two sets of data consists of two axis, the x-axis and the y-axis.
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| Independent Variable | The known info at the beginning of an experiment, ban be measured, and is on the x-axis of a graph.
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| What variables might affect the # of pennies a paper cup can hold? | ~ Penny placement ~ Water movement ~ Size of cup
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| Is there a relationship between the capacity of lifeboats and the # of pennies they hold? | No, the greater the capacity, the more pennies a boat can hold.
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| How were you able to predict the # of pennies a new boat would hold? | Using the two coordinate graph and the line of best fit.
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| Did any results surprise you? If so, what do you think happened. | Unexpected results may have come from changing more variables than just boat capacity.
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| Scientific Inquiry Steps in order | 1. Making observation 2. Ask a question 3. hypothesis 4. test hypothesis/ experiment 5. analyze data/ results/ make a conclusion 6. publish data
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