Nature of Science/CER
To understand the natural world using evidence and reasoning.
What is the purpose of studying science?
The variable the scientist changes.
What is the independent variable?
The axis the independent variable go on
What is the x-axis?
Intrusive igneous rocks cool ______ and form ______ crystals.
What is Slowly; large?
Which crust is denser: oceanic or continental?
What is Oceanic?
The type of volcano that is broad with gentle slopes.
What are shield volcano?
A testable, clear question that guides an investigation.
What is a driving question?
How many independent variables should an experiment have?
What is one?
How many significant figures are in 0.00450?
What is 3?
Mafic rocks are rich in which two elements?
What are Magnesium and Iron?
The type of boundary that forms new crust.
What is divergent boundary?
The magma type that is less dense and more explosive.
What is felsic?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning.
What are the three parts of a CER?
The measured outcome of an experiment
What is the dependent variable?
The formula for density.
What is mass divided by volume?
What are the different rocks in Hawaii vs Yosemite?
What is mafic basalt in Hawaii and felsic granite in Yosemite?
S-waves do not travel through this.
What is liquids?
The viscosity of the magma that causes it to be runny.
What is low viscosity?
Answers the question to your investigation in a single sentence that does not include an explanation.
What is the claim?
Factors kept the same in all trials.
What are constants?
Convert 5.0 ft/s to ft/hr
What is 18,000 ft/hr?
Name the three rock types.
What are igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic?
What drives plate motion inside the Earth?
What are convection currents?
Two types of volcanoes formed by felsic magma.
What are stratovolcanoes and cinder cones?
Connects the evidence to the claim using scientific principles.
What is reasoning?
Identify the dependent variable in the scenario "how does light color affect plant height".
What is plant height?
A rock has a mass of 63 g and volume of 21 cm³. What is its density?
What is 3 g/cm³?
What determines crystal size in igneous rocks?
What is cooling rate?
What geologic phenomenon formed the Hawaiian Islands?
What is hotspot?
High viscosity causes this to get trapped leading to violent eruptions.
What are gases?