Scientific Method
What is the third step of the scientific method?
Propose a hypothesis.
What is the variable (thing) that you change on purpose during an experiment called?
Independent variable
The steroid belt is located between which two planets?
What are the preserved remains of an organism from Earth’s past called?
Fossils
What is that factor that may change as a result of the independent variable called?
Dependent variable
The answer you reach at the end of your experiment is called your ___________.
Conclusion
What is the group that receives the treatment during an experiment called?
Experimental group
What are the 4 terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What happened to a comet as it fliers near the sun?
It "boils" away.
The path an object takes around another object is called its _______?
Orbit
What is an educated guess based on your knowledge called?
Hypothesis
True or False. The constants/controlled variables are the variables that MUST remain the same for both groups during an experiment.
True
What star is considered to be the center of our universe?
The sun
What are pieces of rock and metal dislodged from comets, planets, asteroids, or moons called?
Meteoroids
What is a hypothesis that has been approved and accepted called?
Scientific Theory
Is the following a testable question: Will my chocolate chip cookies be more fluffy if I use more brown sugar versus regular sugar?
Yes, this is a testable question because it is something I can use an experiment to figure out.
Kelly and Jack are playing in the park. Jack rolls a marble down the small playground slide. Kelly proposes the idea that the marble would travel at a faster pace if it is rolled down the longer slide. This discussion leads to the following investigative question. What happens to the speed at which a marble travels when the height of a ramp is changed? If the independent variable is a longer slide what is the dependent variable?
How fast the marble rolls.
Venus most likely has no remaining water on its surface because it is so hot that any water it once had has long since ______________.
Evaporated
What is another name for an asteroid?
Minor Planet
What is the force of attraction between two objects called?
Gravity
Name the 6 steps of the scientific method in order.
problem/question, research/observe, propose a hypothesis, experiment, collect/analyze results, conclusion.
Kelly and Jack are playing in the park. Jack rolls a marble down the small playground slide. Kelly proposes the idea that the marble would travel at a faster pace if it is rolled down the longer slide. This discussion leads to the following investigative question. What happens to the speed at which a marble travels when the height of a ramp is changed?
What is the control group for this experiment?
The marble rolling down the original slide.
List the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest away.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
What is the process through which rocks and soils are worn away by wind, water, and ice.
Can anyone name the 4 types?
Erosion
4 types: Wind, Water, Volcanic and Tectonics
You would have the same (1)_________ on any planet that you travel to, but your (2)_______ would be different.
(1)- mass (2)- Weight