| A | B |
| graduated cylinder |  |
| beaker |  |
| hypothesis | educated guess; an explanation that can be tested |
| independent variable | the variable in an experiment that is being tested |
| dependent variable | the variable in an experiment that is being measured to see the effect of another variable |
| X axis | the axis on which the independent variable is graphed |
| Y axis | the axis on which the dependent variable is graphed |
| constants (controlled variables) | variables in an experiment that the experimeters will hold constant |
| control | the absence of the independent variable in an experiment; is a standard on which to compare changes in an experiment |
| data | the recorded observations in an experiment |
| fire blanket | this is used when a person is on fire |
| fire extinguisher | this is used if there is a lab fire |
| quantitative | experiments in which measurements are made |
| theory | a well-tested hypothesis |