Nature of Science
Using your 5 senses to gather information
What is an Observation?
A push or pull on an object
What is a Force
Day and night is the effect of this from Earth
What is Earth's Rotation?
Animals developing camouflage over generations in order to hide from predators in their environment
What are Adaptations
This is the transition from gas to liquid
What is condensation?
An educated guess that can be based on prior knowledge about how the experiment may go
What is a Hypothesis?
Paper ripping is an example of this type of change
What is a Physical Change?
How a mineral interacts with light
What is Luster?
This animal eats only meat
What is a Carnivore?
Rocks being carried by the wind from one place to another
What is Erosion?
A factor that researcher actively manipulates
What is an Independent Variable?
Friction, when 2 object rubs against each other, creates this as well
What is heat?
Seeing different constellations throughout the year is the effect of this from Earth
What is Earth's Revolution?
This type of organism makes food for other organisms
What is a producer?
Florida most likely has this type of precipitation
What is rain?
Researcher limiting external factors to ensure wanted conditions
What is are Controls?
This property measures the amount of liquid
What is Volume?
The 5th planet from the sun
What is Jupiter?
This part of the body is responsible for removing toxic waste to send to the bladder
What are Kidneys?
Earth is placed between these planets
What are Venus and Mars?
This is the first step to a scientific investigation
What is a Question?
A team winning in a game of tug of war has this type of force
What is an Unbalanced Force?
A rock forming from a volcano is evident from this type of rock
What is Igneous?
Native animals dying from lack of food may have this in their environments
What is an Invasive Species?
The main type of energy of a bowling ball rolling down the alley
What is Mechanical Energy?