This is what you should do in a lab emergency such as a fire, broken glass, or chemical spills.
tell your teacher immediately
100
Convert 43.5 cm to km.
.000435 km
100
Draw a basic plot to label (1) the X axis, and (2) the Y axis.
X axis should be horizontal; Y axis should be vertical
100
List the six steps of the Scientific Method - in order!
1. State the problem
2. Gather information
3. Form a hypothesis
4. Perform the experiment
5. Analyze data
6. Draw conclusions
100
What is the study of life called?
biology
200
Describe appropriate lab clothing (including what you wear for lab safety).
don't wear very loose clothing; wear protective gloves and goggles; tie back long hair
200
Convert 45 cm to m.
.45 m
200
What do we use an input/output table for?
gives us data to use for X (input) and Y (output) plot points
200
What are at least two of the three possible next steps once a scientist draws a conclusion from their data?
1. other scientists repeat the experiment
2. the scientist shares the results
3. the scientist might create a theory
200
What is the study of bacteria called?
bacteriology
300
Why shouldn't you eat or drink during a lab/experiment?
It can be dangerous (and gross) to mix food or drink with a chemical or material for the lab.
300
Convert 69.8 cm to mm.
698 mm
300
What is a scale?
an appropriate way of spacing out the distance between each data point
300
What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?
IV: the factor in the experiment that you can change
DV: the factor in the experiment that you cannot directly change (because it DEPENDS on the independent variable)
300
What is the study of matter, energy, and motion called?
physics
400
What are the final two steps of every lab?
clean your station completely; wash your hands well
400
What metric unit would be used to measure the volume of Pepsi in a bottle?
Liters
400
How do you determine the best scale to use?
find the minimum and maximum data values to decide the amount of space each square unit will represent
400
What is a control?
the standard to which the outcome of an experiment is compared (to see if anything happened)
400
What is the study of plants called?
botany
500
What is a meniscus?
the bottom line of where a liquid tops off in a beaker, tube or cylinder; where we measure the volume of liquid in a cylinder
500
What metric unit would be used to measure the length of your binder?
centimeters
500
What three things must always be labelled on a graph?
graph title, independent variable title, dependent variable title
500
Is this a hypothesis, theory or law?
"a statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time"