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Dependant Variable

The variable that is observed and measured during an experiment.

Independent Variable

The variable that is changed by the scientist

Controlled Variable

What you keep the same an investigation

Hypothesis

A scientific prediction that can be tested

Experiment

A controlled procedure to test a hypotheses

Constraints

Limitations of time and resources that set experiment boundaries

Scientific method

The method of discovery used by scientists from the Enlightenment onward, data are gathered through observation and research, a hypothesis is formulated

Natural phenomena

an observable event or physical process that occurs in the world naturally without any human involvement

Observation

an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.

Inference

the act or process of inferring.

Qualitative

Involving or relating to distinctions based on quality or qualities Compare quantitative

Quantitative

involving or relating to considerations of amount or size Compare qualitative

Variable

apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable moods.

Fair test

a scientific experiment where you change only one factor while keeping all other conditions exactly the same

Inquiry question

a deep, open-ended question that guides a research project, paper, or learning journey

Attraction

Physics. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.

Cohesion

he molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them.he molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them.

Surface tension

the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.