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Variables and Matter
5th Grade vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Experiment | An organized process used to test a hypothesis. |
Independent Variable | what is being changed in the experiment. |
Dependent Variable | what is being measured in the experiment, and changes based on the independent variable. |
Control | what stays the same for the entire experiment so that it is fair and reliable. |
Hypothesis | An educated guess about the outcome of an experiment. |
Data | Observations and measurements recorded during an experiment. |
Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
Mass | amount of matter in an object, measured in grams (g), doesn't change no matter where you are, tool to measure it is a balance (triple beam balance). |
Weight | measures gravity’s pull on an object, measured in Newtons, can change depending on where an object is located. Measured using a scale. |
Gravity | The force that pulls all things towards the center of the Earth. Everything with mass has a gravitational force. |