Science and Engineering
Tools of Inquiry
Nature of Matter
Describing Matter
Describing Energy
100

Non-biased observations that can be proved to be true.

Facts

100

Scale models can be used to estimate distance, quantity, and _____________.

Size

100

The smallest piece of an element

An atom

100

The physical state of matter is described as either a solid, _______________, or gas.

Liquid

100

The ability to cause change in matter

Energy

200

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Asking questions, making observations, collecting ___________, and forming a conclusion

Data

200

In a 1/24 scale model of a hot wheels car of the Batmobile, how many tires does the hot wheels version of the Batmobile have?

4

200

A chart that arranges all the known elements in order of increasing atomic number

The periodic table

200

The term describing hot or cold an object is

Temperature 

200

This type of energy powers most household appliances 

Electrical

300

A type of investigation where you observe two or more things and forming conclusions about how they are alike and different.

Comparative 

300

Which SI unit would be most appropriate for describing the length of a pencil?

Centimeters

300

H is the chemical symbol for this element 

Hydrogen 

300

mass ÷ volume

Density 

300

The principle that the total amount of energy in the universe or in a closed system always remains the same

Conservation of energy 

400

Personal views or beliefs that are not necessarily based on facts or evidence.

Opinions

400

Jupiter's moon Europa orbits the planet at a distance of about 671,030 km. What is the correct way to write this distance in scientific notation?

6.7103 × 10km

400

In the periodic table, columns are known as these

Groups

400

A heat-producing chemical reaction that takes place when a compound interacts with oxygen gas

Combustion 

400

What type of energy does a horse have because of its motion?

Kinetic 

500

The systematic use of science and math to invent, design, or improve objects, systems, or processes that solve real-world problems.

Engineering 

500

What type of model is shown here:

a2 + b2 = c2

Mathematical

500

The particles in this type of substance can be separated by physical means. Example: trail mix

Mixtures

500

Dwayne finds a crystal while hiking. The crystal has a volume of 15.8 cm3. Its mass is 39.5 g. What is the density of the crystal?

2.50 g/cm3

500

What type of energy increases as a roller-coaster car rises up the first hill of its track.

Potential 

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