Lab Safety & CER
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100

Why must you wear goggles even if you are only using food-safe materials in the lab?

What is protecting the eyes from spills/splashes that can be harmful?

100

On a graph, which variable goes in the x-axis?

What is the independent variable?

100

What is the difference between scientific law and theory?

Law = describes what happens; theory = explains why it happens

100

What does SI stand for?

International System of Units (Système International d'Unités)

100

How many sig figs are in 0.00340

What is 3 sig figs?

200

Give two examples of PPE required in the lab and explain why they're necessary.

Gloves (protect skin on hands) 

Aprons (protect clothes)

Goggles (protect eyes)

Closed-toed shoes (protect feet from chemical spills)


200

Why is it important to label axes with both the name of the variable and units?

What is to make data clear and meaningful?

200

Name one slow, one fast, and one instant chemical reaction.

Slow = rusting of iron

Fast = burning wood

Instant = explosion/fireworks

200

Name 3 of the 7 SI base units?

Meter (length), Kilogram (mass), Second (time), Kelvin (temperature), Mole (amount), Ampere (current), Candela (light)

200

Write 54,300 in scientific notation with 3 sig figs.

What is 5.43 x 104

300

In CER, what is the difference between "evidence" and "reasoning"

Evidence = data/observations
Reasoning = scientific explanation that connects the data to the claim

300

List the steps of the scientific method in order.

What is ask a question, form a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, collect and analyze data, draw a conclusion, and share your results?

300

True or false: Laboratory work can be started immediately upon entering the lab, even if the teacher is not yet present.

What is false?

300

True or False: Celsius is the SI base unit for temperature.

False: Kelvin is the SI unit

300

Convert 180 seconds to minutes using dimensional analysis.

What is 3.0 minutes?

400

If a student spills a chemical during the lab, what is the correct safety response?

Tell the teacher, if any got on your skin, rinse with water, avoid contact with skin/eyes

400

Dmitri Mendeleev...?

What is created the periodic table?

400

What did Charles Martin do?

What is creating an inexpensive way to produce Aluminum?

400

Is the statement "The ice cream is soft and creamy" quantitative or quantitative?

What is qualitative?

400

Add: 12.3 g + 4.56 g. Answer with correct sig figs.

What is 16.9 grams?

500

Write a claim: "Does adding salt make ice colder?"

Yes, salt makes ice colder because it lowers the freezing point of water.

500

A student measures temperature every 5 minutes. What is the independent variable?

What is time?

500

What percentage of an atom is empty space?

What is over 99.9%?

500

Accuracy vs. Precision: Which means "Close to true value?"

What is accuracy?

500

Multiply: (3.2 x 103) x (4.5 x 102). Answer with correct sig figs.

What is 1.4 x 106

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