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| Variable that stays the same during an experiment |
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| Copmpares a measurement to the true value |
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| A type of graph that uses bars of varying sizes to show relationships between variables. |
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| A type of graph that shows the parts of a whole; sometimes called a pie graph, each piece of which represents a percentage of the total. |
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| Sample that is treated like other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to it |
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| Factor that is being measured during the experiment |
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| Answers scientific questions through observations |
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| Method of making an educated guess at a measurement |
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| Experimental Research Design |
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| Used to answer scientific questions by testing a hypothesis through the use of a series of carefully controlled steps |
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| Used to collect, organize, and summarize data in a visual way |
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| Prediction or statement that can be tested and may be formed by prior knowledge, any previous observations, and new information |
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| Variable that can be changed during an experiment |
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| A type of graph used to show the relationship between two variables that are numbers on an x-axis and a y-axis |
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| Amount of matter in an object, which is measured in kilograms |
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| Way to describe the world with numbers - for example, length, volume, mass, weight, and temperature |
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| Represents something that is too big, too small, too dangerous, too time consuming, too expenseive, or happens too quickly or too slowly to observe directly |
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| Describes how close measurements are to each other |
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| Amount of change of one measurement in a given amount of time |
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| Process used to investigate what is happening around us in order to solve problems or answer questions |
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| Ways to solve problems that can include step-by-step plans, making models, and carefully thought-out experiments |
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| International System of Units, related by multiples of 10, that allows quantities to be measured in the exact same way throughout the world |
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| Displays information in rows and columns, making it easier to read and understand |
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| Application of science to make useful products and tools, such as computers |
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| The curved upper surface on a column of liquid; often observed in a graduated cylinder |
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| The apparant difference in an object or measurement when not observed in a straight line; often observed in measurements not taken at eye level |
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