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Scientific Method 25
experiment
Term | Definition | |
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Weight | is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object | |
mass | is the amount of matter in an object | |
measurement | describes a quantity such as time,length,mass,volume,or temperature | |
experiment | is a test or trial that produces evidence you can use to help answer a question/hypothesis | |
data | collected information,the results of an experiment/investigation | |
quantitative data | data that includes numbers (with units) measured during an experiment | |
qualitative data | data that include descriptions of things you observe | |
dependent variable | the factor (thing) that is being measured in an experiment | |
independent variable | is the one factor (thing) that is changed during an experiment | |
control variable | variable that stays the same during an experiment | |
hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an experiment |