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27 Cards in this Set
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Hypothesis |
An educated guess |
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Independent Variable |
A factor of the experiment that is changed by the experimenter |
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Dependant Variable |
A factor of the experiment that changes because of a change in the independent variable. |
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Constants |
Factors of the experiment that don't change |
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Quantitative Data |
Data that can be measured in numbers |
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Qualitative Data |
Data that deals with observations but can't be measured precscely |
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Observations |
Things you notice in the experiment |
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Inference |
A tentative explanation based on background knowledge and available data |
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Prediction |
Tells what may happen in a future situation |
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Conclusion |
A final answer of an experiment gotten with all of the information |
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Elapsed Time |
The amount of time given between to times |
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Experiment |
A test to find information about something |
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Potential Energy |
Energy that is stored |
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Kinetic Energy |
Energy in motion |
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Force |
A push, pull, or stop that makes and an object change speed, or direction |
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Speed |
How fast something is moving |
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Friction |
What happens when two objects rub together |
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Electromagnet |
A temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core |
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Circuit |
A pathway for electricity to flow |
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Closed Circuit |
A circuit that can let electricity flow without intteruption |
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Open Circuit |
A circuit that will not let electricity flow |
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Conductor |
A material that easily lets electricity flow |
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Insulator |
A material that does not let electricity flow easily |
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Series Circuit |
A circuit that only has one path for electricity to flow |
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Parallel Circuit |
A circuit that has two or more ways for electricity to flow |
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Electrical Energy |
Electricity produced with electric charges |
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Static Electricity |
Electricity produced with friction |
