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