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scientific method 5
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 a object |
measurement | describes a quantity such as time, length, distance, 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 includes descriptions of things you observe |
hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an experiment |
dependent variable | the factor (thing) that is being measured or observed 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 |