Vocab List #2

A description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value

• Precision

• Accuaracy

• Controlled Experiment

• Variable

A description of how similar or close measurements are to each other

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Constant

• Independent Variable

A scientific investigation that tests how one variable affects another

• Variable

• Constant

• Controlled Experiment

• Dependent Variable

Any factor in an experiment that can have more than one variable

• Dependent Variable

• Variable

• Controlled Variable

• Precision

The factor measured or observed during an experiment

• Variable

• Constant

• International System of Units (SI)

• Dependent Variable

The factor you want to test

• Constant

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• International System of Units (SI)

The factors in an experiment that remain the same

• Constant

• Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

An internationally accepted system for measurement

• International System of Units (SI)

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Constant