Intro to Science
The natural explanation of the world around us
What is science?
The smallest, basic particle that makes up elements
What is an atom?
The amount of substance in an object
What is mass?
A chemical change
What type of change causes a new substance to be formed?
The sport Ms. Meixner played in college
What is soccer?
The group in an experiment that receives no treatment
What is the control group?
An atom
What is the simplest form of matter?
The amount of substance in a given volume
What is density?
Flammability
What is a chemical property?
This is where new stars form in space
Nebula
A good virtue for a scientist to have
What is courage?
A proton
What is a positively charged particle in an atom?
Density= Mass/Volume
What is density?
Melting point
What is a physical property?
Deepest known point of the ocean
What is 30,000 ft? (Challenger Deep)
The independent variable
What variable does the scientist control in an experiment?
What is the center of an atom called?
What is volume?
The amount of space something takes up
The type of energy stored based on an object's position
What is potential energy?
What is the highest peak in Colorado?
The dependent variable
What variable is dependent on the independent variable?
A compound
What is the combination of two or more different atoms called?
What object had the highest density in our lab?
The type of energy that travels through space as waves
Electromagnetic energy
The first living creature to orbit the moon
What is a tortoise?