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constants
parts of the experiment that stay the same
variable
factor you want to change or control in an experiment
independent variable
the variable to change because you want to test it
dependent variable
the variable to observe for effects caused by the change in the independent variable
mass
the amount of matter in something
matter
anything that has mass and volume
gas
particles widespread and moving very fast
closed system
matter that can’t go in or out of a system
open system
matter that can go into a system
evaporation
when water particles go into the air and change from liquid to gas
condensation
when gas turns back into a liquid
control group
the original experiment to compare new results to
solid
very dense particles vibrating very slowly in place
liquid
particles less dense than a solid and moving faster but not to fast