Experimental Science
anything that takes up space
What is matter?
study things that can be observed, measured and tested
Who are Scientist?
observations that does not use numerical data, uses the 5 senses
What are qualitative observations?
measuring system that uses Meter, gram, liter
What are standard units of metric system?
used to measure the hardness of a rock or mineral
What is the Mohls scale?
They study the way matter reacts with other matter and the environment
Who are scientist
way of thinking, logical, systematic approach that involves observing and testing to gain knowledge.
What is the scientific method?
observations that involve numerical data
What is quantitative observations?
Unit used to measure length in the metric system
What is meter?
used to measure the wind
What is the Beaufort scale?
a controlled test
good or educated guess
What is a hypothesis?
measures the damage done by the earthquake
Unit used to measure mass
used to measure a tornados intensity
What is the Fujita scale?
Can be repeated and reproduced by other scientist
What is observational or operational science?
changing one thing at a time
What is a controlling variable?
observations made using instruments, more reliable to scientist
What is quantitative observations?
Metric unit used to measure liquid
What is liter?
used to measure intensity of a hurricane
What is the Saffir-Simpson scale?
tries to explain how we got here
What is origins science?
study of matter and how it reacts
What is chemistry?
measuring system that uses inches, feet, yard and miles
What is American measuring system?
its easier to make conversions in this measuring system
What is the metric system?
used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
What is the Richter scale?