| A | B |
| Variable | Anything that can change in an experiment |
| Quantitative Observation | Description using #'s |
| Qualitative Observation | Descriptions using five senses |
| Experiment | A test of relationship between two variables |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess on what happen in an experiment |
| Constants | Factors that don't change in an experiment |
| Dependant Variable | The factor that changes because of the IV |
| Indpendant Variable | Factors changed on purpose by experimentor |
| Standard | Anything used to make a scale |
| Measure | To compare to a standard |
| Calibrate | To mark and number a scale according to a standard |
| Weight | Measure of pull of gravity on an object |
| Mode | The most typical value in a set of qualitative data |
| Mass | Measure of amt. of matter in an object |
| Volume | Measure of amt. of space an object occupies |
| Length | Measure of amt. of linear distance |
| Mean | The most typical value in a set of quantitative data |
| Force | The measure of amt. of push and pull on an object |
| Data | Information collected in an experiment |
| Repeated Trials | Repition of an experiment |
| Derived Quantity | Last column in a data table (Average) |
| Levels of the IV | The different values of the IV |