Scientific Method
The variable that we measure
What is a dependent variable?
A line graph is most used for what data
changes over time
Name 3 non contact forces
What are gravity, electric force and magnetism?
The second largest planet is the solar system
What is Saturn?
The Earth orbits around what celestial body
What is the Sun?
The first step of the scientific method
What is observation?
Amount of centimeters in a meter
100
Two factors that affect the strength of gravitational forces
What are distance and mass?
The farthest planet from the sun
What is Neptune?
What causes day and night?
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
What is the scientific method?
A step-by-step process used to solve scientific problems
Amount of grams in a kilogram
1000 grams in a kilo
Charges of a proton, neutron and electron.
Protons are positive
Neutrons are neutral
Electrons are negative
The order of planets from closest to furthest from the sun
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Why do we have tides?
The moons gravitational pull causes tides
What is the importance of a control?
Serves as a comparison to prove if the independent variable is causing the change in the dependent variable
What sentence is used to remember the units of the metric system?
King Henry Died By (Unusually) Drinking Chocolate Milk
Name two factors that affect the strength of an electric field.
Charge and distance
Age of Earth and the Universe
What are 4.6 billion and 13.8 billion?
What causes seasons?
The tilt of the Earth and it's revolution around the sun
Design an experiment to test if plants can grow well with other types of liquids
Ms. Stocking judges
What acronym is used to describe the necessary parts of a complete and good graph
Name three factors that affect the strength of a magnetic field
Any two: current, wire turns, material, temperature, distance, mass
Order the planets from largest in scale to smallest for diameter
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury.
Why do we have lunar phases? Name them?
The geometry of the Earth Sun and Moon as the Moon orbits Earth.
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent.