Definitions
Tentative explanation for an observation
What is a hypothesis?
213 cm = ____ m
What is 2.13 m?
1/100, 1/1000, 1000 are the numerical meanings for these prefixes.
What are "centi", "milli", and "kilo"?
The variable in an experiment that changes.
What is an independent variable?
Have scientists ever seen an atom?
No
Observations made using numbers or measurements
What are quantitative observations?
.946 kg = ____ g
What is 946 g?
The metric and English standard units for length
What are the meter and the foot?
Applied Science
What is technology?
How many grams are in a megagram?
1,000,000, one million
Any factor that changes in an experiment
What is a variable?
15,347 mL = ____ L
What is 15.347 L?
The metric and English standard units for volume
What are the liter and the gallon?
A description of a natural phenomenon (usually in mathematical terms).
What is a scientific law?
Name another ancient unit of measurement that is about an inch long.
The finger
Conclusions based on observations, previous knowledge, and available information.
What are inferences?
42.7 cm = _____ in
What is 16.8 in?
The metric and English standard units for mass
What are the gram and the slug
The variable in an experiment that responds to the changes of the independent variable.
What is a dependent variable?
A group of giraffes is called this.
What is a tower?
A well-supported, in-depth explanation of a broad range of phenomena.
What is a Scientific Theory?
12 ft = ___ m
What is 3.658m?
The metric equivalent to 1 gallon (1 gallon = ____ )
What is 3.78 L?
When a line graph makes almost a straight line rising to the right, it shows this type of relationship?
What is a direct relationship?
Why is the Statue of Liberty green?
The copper reacts with the oxygen in the air.