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MR V SOL 6.1 & 7.1
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS
Term | Definition |
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CLASSIFY | TO SORT OR ORGANIZE |
CONCLUSION | SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS INCLUDING LESSON LEARNED AND LIMITATIONS |
CONSTANT | FACTOR THAT DOES NOT CHANGE IN AN EXPERIMENT |
CONTROL | STANDARD FOR COMPARISON IN AN EXPERIMENT |
DATA | THE FACTS, FIGURES, AND OTHER EVIDENCE GAINED THROUGH OBSERVATION |
DEPENDENT VARIABLE | WHAT CHANGES BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE, WHAT IS MEASURED OR RECORDED, DATA COLLECTED |
EXPERIMENT | A SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURE UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE A DISCOVERY, TEST A HYPOTHESIS, OR DEMONSTRATE A KNOWN FACT |
GRAM | METRIC UNIT OF MASS |
HYPOTHESIS | A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR A SET OF OBSERVATIONS OF AN ANSWER TO A SCIENTIFIC QUESTION |
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | WHAT IS BEING TESTED IN AN EXPERIMENT, WHAT IS CHANGED |
INFERENCE | AN INTERPRETATION BASED ON OBSERVATION AND PRIOR KNOWLEDGE |
LENGTH | MEASURE OF A DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS |
LITER | METRIC UNIT OF VOLUME |
MASS | A MEASURE OF HOW MUCH MATTER IS IN AN OBJECT |
METER | METRIC UNIT OF LENGTH OR DISTANCE |
METRIC SYSTEM | MEASURING SYSTEM BASED ON THE METER, LITER, AND GRAM |
OBSERVATION | USING ALL 5 SENSES TO GATHER INFORMATION |
PREDICTION | FORECAST ABOUT A FUTURE SITUATION |
SCIENTIFIC METHOD | STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES OF SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM SOLVING; RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM, FORMING A HYPOTHESIS, TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS, ANALYZING DATA, AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS |
TEMPERATURE | THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY OF MOTION IN THE MOLECULES OF A SUBSTANCE |
THERMOMETER | AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE, CONSISTING OF A THIN, GLASS TUBE WITH A BULB ON ONE END THAT CONTAINS A LIQUID (USUALLY MERCURY OR ALCOHOL) |
VOLUME | AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT AN OBJECT OCCUPIES |