Scientific method
SI and lab safety
Intro to ES
Vocabulary
Models: P, M, or C
100
This is the most important step in the scientific method.
What is communicating results?
100
The prefix Mega means ten to this power.
What is 6?
100
This is a scientist that studies volcanoes.
What is a volcanologist?
100
This is a measurement describing how hot or cold something is.
What is temperature?
100
These models are known as "models you can touch".
What is physical?
200
This is the first step in the scientific method.
What is asking a question?
200
The kilogram is used to measure this in SI.
What is mass?
200
This is something that a paleontologist would study.
What is a fossil?
200
This is the measure of how much mass per unit of volume something has.
What is density?
200
This model uses equations to predict future occurrences.
What is mathematical?
300
This step includes collecting data through observation and experimentation.
What is test the hypothesis?
300
The term SI means this.
What is International System of units?
300
This is the study of the atmosphere and weather.
What is Meteorology?
300
This is a possible explanation or answer to a question that can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
300
These models are also known as theories.
What is conceptual?
400
During this step scientists make tables and graphs to organize and summarize data.
What is analyze result?
400
This is how many meters there are in a kilometer.
What is 1,000?
400
This is what a seismologist studies.
What is an Earthquake?
400
This is the study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.
What is Geology or Earth Science?
400
A miniature airplane is this kind of model.
What is physical?
500
An experiment that tests only one factor or variable is called this.
What is controlled?
500
This unit of measurement is often used by scientists.
What is Kelvin?
500
This is the study of how humans interact with their surroundings.
What is environmental science?
500
This is a testable model of an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations.
What is a theory?
500
The big bang theory is this kind model.
What is conceptual?
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