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scientific method9
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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,lenght,distance,mass,volume,or temperature, |
experiment | is a test or trial that produces evidence you can use to help answer a question/hypothesis |
data | collecetd information,the results of an experiment\investigaion |
quantitative data | data that includes numbers (with units)measured during an experiment |
qualitative data | data that include descriptions of things you observe |
hypothesis | is an idea that can be tested by an experiment |
dependent variabe | the factor (thing)that is beign measured (observed) in an experiment |
independent variable | is the one factor (thing)that is changed during an experiment |
control variable | variable that says the same during an experiment |