Science A-F
What does "Absorb" mean"
a( To release energy
b) To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting it.
c) To emit (give off) light.
d) To transmit energy without change.
b) To take up energy without reflecting or transmitting it.
Mass
a) The amount of matter a substance or object has
b) The weight of an object
c) The density of a material
d) The amount of space an object occupies.
a) The amount of matter a substance has.
Observation
a) A prediction about the future
b) Information about the natural world gathered through the 5 senses and/or scientific instruments.
c) A random guess
d) A hypothesis that is not tested.
a) Information about the natural world gathered through the 5 senses and/or scientific instruments.
State of Matter
a) the amount of matter in an object.
b) The form matter can take such as solid, liquid, or gas.
c) The energy in a substance
d) The temperature at which matter changes.
b) The form mater can take such as solid, liquid, or gas.
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place (short term)
Weather
Balanced Forces
a) Cause objects to speed up or slow down.
b) Are equal in size and opposite in direction.
c) Act in the same direction.
d) Are even uneven and create acceleration.
b) Are equal in size and opposite in direction
Inference
a) A random guess.
b) An explanation based on direct observation
c) An explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed
d) A statement about a true event.
c) An explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed.
Physical Change
a) A change that creates a new substance
b) A change that alters the chemical properties of a substance.
c) A change that involves the movement of energy.
d) A change of a substance from one form to another without changing its chemical properties.
d) A change of a substance from one form to another without changing its chemical properties.
Scientifically Testable
a) A question that cannot be answered scientifically.
b) A question that can be answered through an experiment or observation.
c) A question based on subjective opinions.
d) A question that requires a scientific law.
b) A question that can be answered through an experiment or observation.
The continuous movement of water through the environment by evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
The Water Cycle
A force that opposes motion through direct contact.
Friction
Investigation
a) Randomly guessing answers
b) Scientific study that includes systematic observations and drawing conclusions.
c) the act of forming personal opinions.
d) Observing only visible phenomena.
b) Scientific study that includes systematic observations and drawing conclusions.
Predict
a) To describe something that has already happened.
b) To state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation.
c) To guess randomly without evidence.
d) To explain how an event happens.
b) To state what on e thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation.
The distance traveled by an object over a given amount of time
Speed
The process by which rocks and other surfaces are broken down.
Weathering.
The process by which weathered materials are moved from one place to another.
Erosion
A material used to reduce or prevent the transfer of electricity heat, or sound.
Insulator
Reflect
a) To absorb light or heat
b) To bounce light, sound, or heat off a surface.
c) To change the color of light.
d) To store energy in a surface.
b) To bounce light, sound, or heat off a surface.
Trials
b) Multiple sets of measurements or observations during an investigation
The amount of space an object or substance takes up or occupies.
Volume
A statement that tells what the investigation showed, based on observations and data.
Conclusion.
Inference
a) A random guess
b) An explantation based on direct observation
c) An explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed
d) a Satement about a true event.
An explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed.
To force away or apart.
Repel
Variable
a) The condition that remains constant during an experiment.
b) The event or factor that can be changed or controlled to test a hypothesis.
c) The final outcome of an experiment.
d) The equipment used in an experiment.
b) The event or factor that can be changed or controlled to test a hypothesis.
Water Vapor
The gas state or water.
Water as a gas.