| A | B |
|---|
| volume | amount of space that an object occupies |
| temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of anything |
| weight | the measure of the force of gravity on an object |
| metric system | measurement system used the most around the world |
| mass | amount of matter that an object contains |
| L | symbol for liter |
| C | symbol for Celcius |
| Celcius | temperature scale used most in science |
| Fahrenheit | temperature scale used most in the US |
| g | symbol for grams |
| length | distance between 2 points |
| F | symbol for Fahrenheit |
| m | symbol for meter |
| time | period between two intervals |
| s or sec | symbol for seconds |
| triple beam balance | used to measure mass |
| graduated cylinder | used to measure liquid volume |
| thermometer | used to measure temperature |
| independent variable | the variable you change on purpose |
| dependent variable | the variable that changes as a result of what you changed |
| constants | things in an experiment that are kept the same |
| control | the group that receives no amount of the independent variable |
| hypothesis | prediction about how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable |
| repeated trials | number of experiment repetitions |
