Scientific Method
Using the 5 senses to notice things about the world.
What is Observation
The study of forces, matter, and their interactions. Does not involve chemicals.
Physics
The study of the human body
Anatomy
Name at least 1 field of science that contributed to the development of smart phones.
Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, other?
How long does it take for light from the sun to travel across space and reach the Earth?
a. instantaneously
b. 1 second
c. 48 seconds
d. 8.3 minutes
Answer: D 8.3 minutes
A study that will test your prediction
What is Experiment
The study of chemical interactions between matter
Chemistry
A type of Biology focused on microscopic life
Cell biology
This product of science used our knowledge of light to allow people to communicate with each other over long distances (Not "telephone")
Radio
What percentage of genes are shared between humans and bananas?
a. 0%
b. 20%
c. 60%
d. 100%
c. 60%
This step of the scientific method comes after making an observation, but before formulating a hypothesis.
Question
The study of space, large bodies of matter, and how they interact with each other.
astronomy
The type of biology focused on underwater organisms
Marine Biology
This product of science utilized our knowledge of energy to turn explosions into movement.
Combustion engine/car/plane/train
What percentage of colors are humans able to see?
a. less than 1%
b. 1%
c. 10%
d. 50%
a. less than 1% (0.0035%)
"If the sky is grey, then it is going to rain" is an example of a(n)...
Hypothesis
The study of the weather and its patterns
Meteorology
The type of biologist that studies how organisms change over many generations
This product of science uses our knowledge of how heat causes certain substances to expand, and uses that information to measure the temperature of things.
Thermometer
How many bacteria typically live in one gram of soil?
a. up to one million bacteria
b. up to one hundred million bacteria
c. up to 5 hundred million bacteria
d. up to one billion bacteria
d. up to one billion bacteria
This step of the scientific method helps us figure out what the results of an experiment mean:
After we know what our results mean, we can:
Data Analysis; Form a Conclusion
The study of the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth
Geology
The type of scientist that studies epidemics
This product of science utilizes supercomputers that orbit the earth to send information to and from devices on the surface of the earth.
The internet
Rank the following categories in terms of number from smallest number to largest number:
Connections in the human brain; Humans on planet earth; Stars in the Milky Way galaxy; Atoms in one human cell
~100 trillion atoms in a cell
~100 trillion connections in the brain
100-400 billion stars in the Milky Way
8 billion humans on earth