Nurse Log Vocabulary

Front

Open system

Back

Lets things move in and out.

Front

Variables

Back

Parts of the investigation that can change (independent, dependent, controlled).

Front

Modeling

Back

A drawing or design that helps us explain why or how something happens in the world.

Front

Absorb

Back

To take in or soak up.

Front

Mass

Back

Measures how much matter is in an object.

Front

Independent variable

Back

The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment.

Front

Dependent variable

Back

The variable that is measured in an experiment.

Front

Controlled variable

Back

The variables that are kept constant to ensure a fair test.

Front

Matter

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Front

Energy

Back

The ability to cause change or do work.