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What are quantative observations?

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Observations based off of the quantity of something

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What are qualative observations?

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Observations that use your senses and no amounts. Not even tempurature.

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What is an inference?

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a conclusion reached based on judgements

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What is a controlled experiment

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An experiment when only one variable is tested at a time

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What is a dependent variable

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A variable that is being measured.

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what is an independent variable?

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What a scientist changes in the experiment

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manipulated variables are on what axis

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X-axis

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A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

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Scientific Method

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A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

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hypothesis

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10
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Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

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experiment

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Which piece of lab equipment is more precise?

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graduated cylinder

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