Scientific Method
A variable in an experiment which may change in response to the manipulated variable
What is dependent variable or responding variable
Advances in _____________ may lead to advances in_______________ and vice versa.
What are science and technology.
A ratio of equivalent measurements that is used to convert a quantity from one unit into another
What is conversion factor
How many meters is in 25 kilometers?
What is 25,000
Convert 45,000 to Scientific Notation
What is 4.5 x 104
The variable that causes change in another variable in the experiment
What is independent variable (manipulated variable)
The study of the Earth
What is Geology
This summarizes a pattern found in nature.
What is a law?
How many milliliters is in 2.5 centiliters?
What is 25
Convert 0.00078 to scientific notation
What is 7.8 x 10 -4
The three branches of natural science are, life science, Earth/Space Science and ....
What is Physical Science?
The study of energy and matter and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
What is Physics
A physical or mental representation of an object or event.
What is a model?
How many liters is in 15 milliliters?
What is 0.015 liters
The number of significant figures in 0.0034050
What is 5
The information that is collected during an experiment.
What is data?
The two sciences that constitute Physical Science
What is Physics and Chemistry
Obtaining data through senses
What is observation
How many milligrams are in 2 kilograms?
What is 2,000,000 mg
Which number is more precise?
1.34 or 1.340
1.340
The variables that are purposely kept the same during an experiment
What are the controlled variables?
What are the three branches of physical Science
What are Earth/Space, Life Science and Physical Science?
The steps or process to solving a problem or answering a question is always exactly the same.
What is FALSE
How many cg are in 10 mg?
What is 1 centigram
what is the difference between precision and accuracy?
What is precision is how close the measurements are to each other while accuracy is how close the answer is to the right answer.