Scientific Inquiry
A testable prediction that outlines a clear cause-and-effect relationship between variables.
What is a Hypothesis?
Motion is fundamentally described as a net change in this.
What is Position
The total work done when a student pushes a box with a force of 3.5 N over a distance of 5.0 m.
What is 17.5 J?
The state of matter characterized by having both an indefinite volume and an indefinite shape.
What is a Gas?
The tiny subatomic particle that carries a negative electrical charge.
What is an Electron?
The factor in an experiment that changes specifically in response to the independent variable.
What is the Dependent variable?
The indicator or fixed background object that orients you when describing motion.
What is a Reference point?
The kinetic energy possessed by a 10 kg object moving at a constant speed of 8 m/s.
What is 320 J?
The pure substance that results when two or more distinct elements are chemically combined.
What is a Compound?
The mass number of an atom composed of 15 protons, 15 electrons, and 16 neutrons.
What is 31?
A specific factor or condition that does NOT change throughout an experiment.
What is a Constant?
Acceleration is scientifically defined as the exact rate of change of this quantity.
What is Velocity?
The potential energy of a rock weighing 60 N that has been lifted to a height of 6 m.
What is 360 J?
The property among choices like melting point, density, color, and reactivity that is NOT a physical property.
What is reactivity?
The number of neutrons in an isotope of carbon that has a mass number of 14 and contains 6 protons.
What is 8?
The "cause" of the experiment, representing what we are purposefully manipulating or changing.
What is the Independent variable?
The total distance covered by a car traveling at an average speed of 150 km/hr for 3.5 hours.
What is 525 km?
The work done when a 2.0 kg block slides down a 4.0 m long ramp with a force of 10 N acting on it.
What is 40 J?
A mixture that is not uniform in structure
The specific group number on the periodic table containing the most reactive metals, the Alkali metals.
What is Group 1?
The specific type of observation represented by the statement: "The cat has four legs".
What is an Quantitative observation?
The precise acceleration rate of a skateboarder traveling at 15 m/s who crashes and slides to a complete stop in 3.0 seconds.
What is -5 m/s²?
The potential energy of a 75 kg object sitting exactly 10 m above the ground.
What is 7350 J?
The multiple-choice answer option designated for the density of a cube with a side length of 2.5 cm and a mass of 78.1 g.
What is 1.25 g/cm³?
Elements located in the same vertical group of the periodic table always share the same number of these.
What are Valence electrons?