Scientific Skills
Name a safe laboratory practice
Any answer that relates to lab safety
Which phase of the Moon occurs when the Moon is completely illuminated as seen from Earth?
Full Moon
How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
Give an example of a qualitative observation and a quantitative observation
Qualitative- colour
Quantitative- 35cm
What is the independent variable in a scientific investigation?
The thing you CHANGE
A Moon that is getting larger each night is described as:
A. Waning
B. Waxing
C. Crescent
D. Eclipse
B: Waxing
How long does Earth take to complete one full rotation on its axis?
24 Hours
How is First Nations scientific knowledge passed on?
It is passed down verbally through stories, songs, dance and art
What is a controlled variable AND a dependent variable (half points for each correct answer)
Controlled Variable- The things you keep the SAME
Dependent Variable- The thing that you MEASURE
When the moon is not visible, it is in the phase of ____________
New Moon
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s light from reaching parts of Earth.
What causes the oceans tides on Earth
The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the Earth's oceans
A ____________ is one of the most common ways to display discrete data — data that can only take specific, separate values (e.g., number of pets, shoe sizes, number of books read).
a) Line Graph
b) Pie Graph
c) Column/Bar Graph
d) Scatterplot
c) Column/Bar Graph
What causes the changes of the phases of the moon?
The changing positions of the Moon, Earth and Sun.
What is the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric models of the universe?
Heliocentric: The Sun is at the centre of the solar system
Geocentric: The Sun is at the centre of the Universe (and solar system)
What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
An observation is information gathered directly using the senses, while an inference is a conclusion drawn from those observations using prior knowledge.
Name three important things that all graphs MUST feature
Any 3 of;
Labelled axis' with correct units
A title
Even Scale
Use >50% of the grid space provided
Same size columns with even spacing (in a column graph)
Correctly show the order of the 8 phases of the moon.
First Quarter
Third Quarter
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
New Moon
Correct order:
New Moon --> Waxing Crescent --> First Quarter --> Waxing Gibbous --> Full Moon --> Waning Gibbous --> Third Quarter --> Waning Crescent --> New Moon
What is Nicolas Copernicus famous for?
Copernicus revolutionized astronomy by proposing a heliocentric model, placing the Sun at the center of the universe, which sparked the Scientific Revolution
How does the Emu in the Sky enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to predict seasonal events?