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5th Scientific Inq
5th grade Scientific Inquiry Test - Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Cycle | Any motion or activity that repeats |
Prediction | An estimate or guess based on information or experience |
System | Things or parts that work together to get something done |
Pendulum | A mass hanging from a fixed point that can swing back and forth |
Variable | Anything you can change that affects an experiment |
Controlled Experiment | Keeping all variables the same except the one you are testing |
Concrete, Picture and Two Coordinate | Types of graphs |
X Axis | Horizontal - along the bottom - used for independent variable |
Y Axis | Vertical - goes up the left side - used for the dependent variable |
Ordered Pairs | The two numbers that are used to plot the data points on a two coordinate graph |
Intervals | The numbers on the X and Y axes. |
Capacity | The greatest amount of fluid a container can hold |