Depending on the experiment, scientists collect an array of information. The information, also known as data, can be put into two categories...
Qualitative: descriptions rather than measurements.
Or
Quantitative: recorded measurements.
In the sentence "During the experiment, the scientist continued on despite the risk," the object is "the experiment." It is the thing that the scientist is engaging in, while "the risk" acts as an obstacle or consideration that the scientist is choosing to ignore.
Gather information during an experiment
The term for a variable that a scientist adjusts during an experiment is called the independent variable. This variable is purposely changed by the scientist to observe how it affects the dependent variable, which is the outcome being measured.
Yes, the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment is also called an independent variable.
The dependent variable is the variable that can change in an experiment.
A scientist is going to perform an experiment to see how soil temperature affects the rate of plant growth. Which of the following pieces of equipment would be most helpful to the scientist during the experiment?
Observations
observations
observations
a scientist can do another experiment or change their hypothesis.
observations
Observations, spreadsheets, charts, and probably more.