8.13 - Around the Solar System

Students can use a return statement that allows them to use the value of a variable outside of the function.

_________ are special variables created just for use in a function

When you call a function that returns a value, you don't need to store that value in a variable.

This stores a value that is calculated inside a function.

A float is a number with a decimal point. Floats are a data type used in Python, like integers or strings

Function parameters have two parts: a parameter name and a(n)

Return statements must be at the end of the function because they stop the function from continuing.

We must use a plus sign + and str() to combine a string with a variable

_____ variables hold the value that is calculated inside the function.