Matching Pairs Atoms FlaschcardsOnline version Vocabulary - Atoms by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Dependent (responding) Variable 2 Independent (manipulated) variable 3 Stabilize 4 Proton 5 Energy Levels 6 Ion 7 Atom 8 Matter 9 Outermost Energy Level 10 Nucleus 11 Controlled Variable 12 Neutron 13 Electron The variable that we change in an experiment. The "cause" The variable that we measure in an experiment (the effect) The variable that is kept the same during the experiment OTHERWISE they might effect the results