Scientific Investigations
Matter
Weather
Natural Resources
Miscellaneous
100
The part of an experiment that does not change is called the ______________________.
control
100
Fill in the blank:
Matter is anything that has ___________ and takes up ___________.
mass
space
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather describes the day to day conditions, while climate describes the average over 30+ years.
100
What is the name of the watershed that we live in?
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
100
Which cloud type would you see during a thunderstorm?
Cumulonimbus
200
Label which below is an inference, observation, and hypothesis.
If we do not water the plant, then it will die.
The plant is dry and the leaves are falling off.
The plant is dying because we have not watered it.
Hypothesis: If we do not water the plant, then it will die.
Observation: The plant is dry and the leaves are falling off.
Inference: The plant is dying because we have not watered it.
200
The amount of matter in an object is called ___________.
mass
200
During a clear, sunny day, what type of atmospheric pressure would you expect?
high pressure
200
_____________ resources are used for food, fiber, and leather.
Animal
200
If you measured the mass of an ice cube, you would label that measurement in....
a. milliliters
b. centimeters
c. grams
d. pounds
c. grams
300
Which of the following is a testable question?
a. How many teeth does a shark have?
b. What color is the sun?
c. Does the weight of a ball affect it's speed as it rolls down a ramp?
d. How does a liquid become a gas?
c. Does the weight of a ball affect it's speed as it rolls down a ramp?
300
To change the phase of matter, you must add or remove _________ ____________.
heat energy
300
What tool would a meteorologist use to determine that the wind is currently blowing at 6 mph?
anemometer
300
___________ provide habitats, building materials, and oxygen.
Trees
300
A ____________ is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
barometer
400
Students were creating bridges out of different materials. They used paper to build one, cardstock to build a second, and cardboard to build a third. Then they tested which could hold the most pennies without collapsing.
What was the independent variable in this experiment?
The material used to construct the bridge
400
Fill in the blanks:
1. _____________ has indefinite shape and indefinite volume.
2. _____________ has definite shape and definite volume.
3. _____________ has indefinite shape and definite volume.
1. gas
2. solid
3. liquid
400
A storm that forms over warm ocean waters and causes damage from strong winds and heavy rains is a ________________.
hurricane
400
If there is a chemical spill in Richmond, VA, which river is most likely to be affected?
James River
400
Label the data below as qualitative or quantitative:
1. cold, blue, bumpy
2. 4 mL, 10 cm, 42 km/h
1. qualitative
2. quantitative
500
Students were creating bridges out of different materials. They used paper to build one, cardstock to build a second, and cardboard to build a third. Then they tested which could hold the most pennies without collapsing.
What was the dependent variable in this experiment?
The amount of pennies the bridge held
500
Draw a diagram to show the structure of solid, liquid, and gas molecules.
500
Name the precipitation:
1. Liquid from cloud to the ground
2. Solid ice crystals from cloud to the ground
3. A combination of dirt and ice that forms during thunderstorms.
4. Freezes and melts many times from cloud to the ground.
1. rain
2. snow
3. hail
4. sleet
500
What is the difference between a natural and cultivated forest?
Natural occur naturally, while cultivated forests are grown by people.
500
What is the limitation of the diagram below?
It doesn't show the energy of the molecules.