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