SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Which tool is used in order to find the MASS of an object?
What is a triple beam balance
Is eye color an inherited trait or an acquired trait?
What is an inherited trait
Which layer of Earth has the LEAST density?
What is the crust
the formation of a new substance with different properties; cannot be undone by physical means
Chemical change
a type of rock formed when igneous or sedimentary rocks are put under intense heat and / or pressure in the Earth’s crust
Metamorphic
Which term BEST describes the factor in an experiment that the scientist changes or manipulates?
What is an independent variable
the process of water moving through plants and evaporating from the leaves and stems into the atmosphere
Transpiration
Which type of rock forms from magma erupting from a volcano?
igneous
a pure substance made by chemically combining two or more elements; represented by a chemical formula
Compound
the continual process by which rocks can be changed into different types of rock
Rock cycle
Ask a question, State a Hypothesis, Plan the Experiment (variables), gather data, analyze data and draw a conclusion.
What are the steps of the Scientific Method
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
Consumer
In which layer of Earth are temperature and pressure the highest?
inner core
A lizard sunbathing on a rock. Convection or radiation?
Radiation
a pure substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances
Element
How many independent variables should there be when testing a hypothesis?
one
A palm tree is an example of this type of organisms (hint: it makes its own food)
Producer
Which is the BEST description of where earthquakes are likely to occur?
along transform plate boundaries
the solid that is formed as a result of a precipitation reaction
Precipitate
change which alters the physical properties of a substance without changing its identity
Physical change
You want to know how different types of sugars affect the color of the cake (darker or lighter). What is the dependent variable and the independent variable.
Independent = types of sugar
Dependent = color of the cake
An organism that breaks down dead material and returns the substances to the environment.
Decomposer
Which of these BEST describes the composition of Earth's inner core?
solid iron and nickel
Mention 2 out of the 3 ways in which heat transfers.
Conduction (contact), convection (in fluids) and radiation (through space)
the solid that is formed as a result of a precipitation reaction
Precipitate