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Control Group

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Stays unchanged during the experiment in order to control the effect it has on the other variables.

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Independent Variable

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The factors or conditions that you manipulate or vary in an experiment.

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Dependent Variable

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The factors or conditions that you observe or measure

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constants

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Stays unchanged during the experiment in order to control the effect it has on the other variables.

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observation

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use your 5 senses to gather the information

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hypothesis

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A prediction that is can be tested by research. Based on what you know and what you think will happen,
if then because statements

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experiment

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a step by step procedure to test your hypothesis

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qualitative data

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use your 5 senses

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quantitive data

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numeral data

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graphs

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a diagram showing data

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interpert a graph

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analyzing a graph

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length

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distance between two things

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mass

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amount of matter in an object

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volume

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the amount of space an object takes up

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density

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how compact a object is

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tempertature

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the degree of heat present in a substance or object

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example of quantitative data

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someones age

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example of qualitative data

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instructions

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Where does the independent variable & dependent variable go respectively on a graph

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independent = x-axis
dependent = y-axis

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The metric system is based on what multiple

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10

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How is length measured in the metric system

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meters

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How is mass measured in the metric system

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grams

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How is volume measured in the metric system

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cm^3

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How is temperature measured in the metric system

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celcius

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How is density measured in the metric system

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g cm^3

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