Scientific Method
A proposed answer or an educated guess
Hypothesis
Basic unit for length
Meter
Kilo=
1000
The degree of exactness of a measurement.
Precision
On the Celcius scale, water freezes at? boils at?
0 C & 100 C
A statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature
Scientific law
Basic unit for volume
cubic centimeter (cm3)
Milli=
1/1000
How well the results of a measurement agree with the real value
Accuracy
The ratio of a vertical change to the corresponding horizontal change is called the
Slope
Organized plan for gathering information
Scientific method
The quantity of matter in an object
Mass
Convert 3 km to m
3000 m
The study of matter and energy and the interactions through forces and motion
Physics
List the 3 types of graphs used by scientists to organize their data
1. Line; 2. Bar; 3. Circle/Pie
Well-tested explanation for a set of observations
Scientific theory
Amount of space taken up by an object
Volume
How many significant figures are there for 0.00104
3
Hyperbolic relationship in which one variable depends on the inverse of the other variable.
Inverse Relationship
Mr. Bobby's favorite sport to play
Frisbee
6 steps of the scientific method
Question, Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data, & Conclusion
Convert 2,100,000 into scientific notation. How many significant figures are there?
2.1 x 10 6; 2 significant figures
Pico =
10^-12
Which is the largest mass? 400 g or 0.04 kg or 40,000 mg or 4,000 cg????
400 g
The apparent shift in the position of an object when it is viewed from different angles.
Parallax