This is the process of gathering knowledge about the natural world.
What is science?
100
This is the first step in the scientific method.
What is observation?
100
A model rocket ship is an example of this kind of model.
What is a physical model?
100
This is the name of the system of measurement used by most countries around the globe.
What is the International System (SI)?
100
This is the name of the team the Steelers will play in their first regular season game.
What is the Baltimore Ravens?
200
This is the study of the stars and planets.
What is astronomy?
200
After making an observation, people do this before making a hypothesis.
What is ask a question?
200
A weather map is an example of this kind of model.
What is a mathematical model?
200
This is the basic unit of measure for length.
What is the meter?
200
This country artist won her first Grammy for the song, "White Horse," in 2010.
Who is Taylor Swift?
300
This is the study of the atmosphere.
What is meteorology?
300
These are the pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation.
What is data?
300
Models are often used to help explain these in science.
What is a theory?
300
This is the basic unit of measure for mass.
What is the kilogram?
300
This movie stars Ellen DeGeneres as a Blue Tang fish trying to help her clownfish friend find his son.
What is Finding Nemo?
400
This is the study of the chemistry of rocks, minerals and soil.
What is geology?
400
This is the type of experiment that must be used in an investigation, where only one thing is tested at a time.
What is a controlled experiment?
400
This is a summary of many different experimental results and observations.
What is a scientific law?
400
This is the basic unit of measure for volume.
What is the liter?
400
This country artist's 2010 album featured a song titled, "The Boys of Fall," which #1 in January 2011.
Who is Kenny Chesney?
500
This is the study of how the ocean's animals interact with their environment.
What is biological oceanography?
500
It is important to do this at the very end of a scientific investigation, once you have drawn your conclusion.
What is communicate results?
500
In class we used the example of light traveling through water being like a tractor going through the mud. This example was used to explain this type of model.
What is a conceptual model?
500
These are the names of the two units of measure for temperature in the SI system.