Vocabulary
Graphs
Pendulum
100
Anything in an experiment that might affect the outcome.
What is a variable?
100
The length of a pendulum having 12 swings (cycles).
What is 40 cm?
100
The length of our standard pendulum.
What is 38cm?
200
The variable that is changed or manipulated by the scientist.
What is the independent variable?
200
The length of a pendulum having 25 swings (cycles).
What is 10cm?
200
The mass of our standard pendulum.
What is one penny?
300
The variable that is measured and depends on the independent variable.
What is dependent variable?
300
The numbers of swings a pendulum that is 26 or 27 centimeters long.
What is 15 swings (cycles)?
300
The release position (angle) of our standard pendulum.
What is 90 degrees?
400
An experiment where one, and only one, variable is changed to see how it affects the results or outcome.
What is controlled experiment?
400
The numbers of swings a pendulum has when it is 150cm long.
What is 6 swings.
400
The dependent variable when testing the independent variable lengths.
What is the number of cycles?
500
The basic procedure used in a controlled experiment, before changing any of the variables.
What is standard?
500
The variable that can be found on the x-axis of a two-coordinate graph.
What is What is independent variable?
500
The importance of having a standard pendulum.
What is to compare the results when you change one variable?
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