Science:Ancient Times
An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name.
Papyrus
In the absence of air, ALL objects, regardless of weight or shape, fall at the same _______.
rate
What do you call an aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment?
Experimental Variable
What is a natural or artificial body orbiting a planet or star?
Satellite
What is the preserved remains of a once-living organism?
Fossil
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non living substances.
Spontaneous generation
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
Counter Example
The variable of part of an experiment to which all others will be compared.
Control
Give one example of a natural and an artificial satellite of Earth.
The moon is a natural satellite of Earth.
The International Space Station is an artificial or manmade satellite of Earth.
Name the 4 major layers of Earth.
Crust, mantel, outer core and inner core.
Explain the geocentric system.
The geocentric system is a view of the stars and planets in which the sun is at the center.
What is the definition of a hypothesis?
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
Experiments in which information about the test is kept from the participants to reduce bias.
Blind experiments
What are the darker and cooler areas of the sun that seem to affect Earth's weather, causing extreme cold and drought-like conditions when there are fewer of them and warmer conditions when there are many of them?
Sunspots
__________ often form crystalline shape.
Minerals
The main goal of the alchemists was to turn lead into what?
Gold
True or False:
A scientific law can never be overthrown.
False.
Experiments in which neither the experimenters nor the participants know the objects' identities in the setup.
Double-blind experiments
Name the Terrestrial Planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
What rock type is the most common in the Grand Canyon?
Sedimentary
Louis Pasteur was able to finally disprove the idea of spontaneous generation (ie; meat turning into maggots) Because of this, he also disproved what widely excepted idea...?
Evolution.
The whole idea of something being created from something else or something being created from nothing.
What type of science relies on relics from the past and historical records to try to discover truth?
Historical Science
The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.
Dendrochronology
Name the Jovian (or gas) Planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
A paleontologist discovers a fossil that is preserved 3-dimensionally and is completely made of rock. Which fossilization process formed it?
a. mold and cast, b. petrifaction, c. carbonization, d. amber formation
b. petrifaction