Thinking Like a Scientist
Scientific Inquiry
Describing Matter
Changes in Matter
Energy and MORE
100
Describes using numbers or amounts
Quantitative
100
The first step in SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY is _____________.
Asking SCIENTIFIC Questions
100
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
100
Molecules combine to form ____________.
Compunds
100
_________ is the ability to do work or cause change.
ENERGY
200
When you explain or interperet things you observe
Inferring
200
Facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observations.
DATA
200
basic and most INDIVIDUAL particle from which all ELEMENTS are made of
Atom
200
Melting a cube of ice is an example of a ________ change.
Physical
200
Energy in MOTION is ________ energy.
Kinetic
300
Making a forecast of of what will happen inthe future based on past experience or evidence.
Prediction
300
sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking.
communicating
300
A Pure substance made up of atoms that cannot be broken down into any other substances by chemical or physical means.
ELEMENT
300
A __________ is made up of two or more substances, elements, compounds, or both.
MIXTURE
300
___________ is the measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Weight
400
Involves creating representations of complex objects or processes
Making Models
400
Variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis is called the __________ variable.
manipulated
400
Atoms of DIFFERENT elements combine to form a _________
Molecule
400
The formula to find the volumen of a rectangle is __________.
V= LxWxH
400
All 116 elements currently known to man are systematically arranged in a data chart known as the _________.
Periodic Table of Elements.
500
A way of learning about the natural world
Science
500
List the FIVE steps of SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
1. Asking questions 2. Hypothesis 3. Experiment 4. Collect Data 5. Draw Conclusions 6. Communicate
500
___________ property can be observed WITHOUT changing it into another substance.
Physical
500
Lemonade is an example of a ___________ mixture. (heterogeneous/homogeneous)
HOMOGENEOUS
500
_________ is a rule of nature.
Scientific Law
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