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Vocab
Graphing
Measuring
Metric Units
Designing Experiments
100
The variable you are measuring
What is the dependent variable
100
The variable on the X axis
What is the independent variable
100
This is used to measure length
What is a metric ruler
100
The metric units of temperature
What is Celsius
100
The number of repeated trials necessary to ensure validity
What is 3-5
200
Variables that stay the same
What are controlled variables or constants
200
The variable on the Y axis
What is the dependent variable
200
This is used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
200
The metric units of length
What are millimeters, centimeters, meters and/or kilometers
200
The group that is compared to.
What is the control group
300
Things that go wrong while performing the experiment
What are sources of error
300
The type of graph used when you have distinct groups
What is a bar graph
300
This is used to measure volume
What is a graduated cylinder
300
The metric unit for volume
What are milliliters, liters
300
The most important thing to remember when designing an experiment (if you remember one thing remember this)
What are multiple trials
400
The variable you are purposely manipulating
What is the independent variable
400
The type of graph used when numbers are on both axes
What is a line graph
400
This is used to measure mass
What is a triple beam balance
400
The metric units for mass
What are milligrams, grams and/or kilograms
400
Variables that are kept the same
What are controlled variables or constants
500
Differentiate between a control group and controlled variables (constants)
Control group- you compare to Constants- stay the same
500
The type of data used when graphing
What is quantitative
500
To calculate density these two quantities are divided
What are mass and volume
500
The metric units for density.
What are grams/milliliter
500
The difference between accurate and precise
What is close to the correct answer vs. repeated measurements close to each other