scientific method
When determining independent and dependent variables, what would be considered the cause?
independent
Water upstream of a dam would be an example of?
kinetic energy
In Plants, what provides the matter and what provides the energy?
what is carbon dioxide and Sunlight
The two states of matter that take up a DEFINITE volume?
Solid and liquid
What is Psuedoscience
False science
When determining independent and dependent variables, what would be considered the effect?
dependent
A raised weight is an example of what kind of energy
potential
In humans and animals, what provides the matter and energy?
What is food
The two states of matter that DO NOT occupy a definite volume
gas and plasma
Give an example of pseudoscience
astrology
What are the five steps of the scientific method in order?
observation
hypothesis
experiment
conclusion
communication
Water that is behind a dam is an example of what kind of energy
potential
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it only changes forms is what law?
the first law of thermodynamics
elements are organized on the what?
periodic table
are observations that we make about the world.
facts
If my hypothesis is that students who spend more time studying get better grades, what would be the independent variable and dependent variable?
How much time spent studying, test scores
A bullet from a gun is an example of what kind of energy
kinetic
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
What is Carbon dioxide + water ---> sugar and oxygen
Would water boiling be a physical or chemical change?
physical change
are proposed, testable explanations of observations that can serve as a basis for experimentation
hypothesis
If my research question is: Do tomatoes grow fastest under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light? Identify the independent and dependent variables.
The type of light the tomato plant is grown under, The rate of growth of the tomato plant
Wind Mills are an example of what type of energy
kinetic
What is the equation for cell respiration?
Sugar + Oxygen ---> Carbon Dioxide + Water
would iron rusting be a physical or chemical change?
Chemical change
the pursuit and application of the natural and social world through the collection and analysis of evidence
Science