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observation
the action or process of observing something
hypothisis
a guess based off limited resources
experiment
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery
data
the information collected from an experiment
theory
a guess based off very little information
conclusion
the end result
law
a statement that describes an observable occurrence in nature that appears to always be true
independent variable
a variable that does not rely on anything
dependent variable
a variable that relys on stuff
control variable
the thing in a senario that does not change
control group
the thing in a senario that does not change
experimental group
the group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested.
bias
siding with one side of the experiment
placebo
a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.
trial
a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
meter
basic unit of length in the metric system
gram
a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
liter
a metric unit of capacity
kilometer
a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
millimeter
a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
centimeter
a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.
kilogram
the basic unit of mass in the metric system
milliliter
one thousandth of a liter
Celsius
the basic unit of temperature in the metric system.
