Week 5 Vocabulary Quantitative Observation Qualitative Observation An observation that deals with a number or amount Qualitative Observation An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers Weight A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object Mass A measure of the amount of matter an object contains
Week 5 Vocabulary Data Graph Coordinate Facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observations Graph A picture of information from a data table showing the relationship between variables Coordinate A pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph
Week 5 Vocabulary ORIGIN Horizontal Axis Vertical Axis The point where the x-axis and y-axis cross on a graph Horizontal Axis A line that runs left to right along the bottom of a graph, on which the independent variable is labeled Vertical Axis A line that runs up and down along the side of a graph, on which the dependent variable is labeled