Scientific Method
The Study Of
Structure of Matter
Changing Matter
Elements
100
An educated guess about what you think may happen, or why something happens
What is a hypothesis?
100
Elements, the compounds they form, and the reactions they undergo
What is chemistry ?
100
A particle with a positive charge in an atom’s nucleus
What is a proton ?
100
The 3 states of matter
What are solid liquid and gas ?
100
A chart that shows all known elements and their properties
What is the periodic table (of the elements)?
200
You analyze your data and results to make these
What are conclusions ?
200
Heredity, and how traits are passed on through generations.
What is genetics?
200
A particle without a charge in an atom
What is a neutron ?
200
This forms when iron reacts with water and oxygen in the air.
What is rust ?
200
A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance
What is an element ?
300
The information you gather during an experiment
What is data ?
300
Matter and energy, including electricity and magnetism
What is physics ?
300
A particle with a negative charge in an atom
What is an electron ?
300
A change in size, shape or state of matter
What is a physical change ?
300
The number of protons in an atom
What is the atomic number?
400
You use your senses to make these.
What are observations ?
400
The atmosphere, climate, and weather
What is meteorology?
400
A particle made of 2 or more atoms joined together
What is a molecule ?
400
A physical change from a liquid state to a gaseous state
What is evaporation ?
400
A substance made of 2 or more chemically combined elements
What is a compound ?
500
The steps you follow to perform an experiment.
What is the procedure ?
500
extinct and fossil animals and plants
What is paleontology ?
500
The smallest piece of matter that can still be identified as that matter.
What is an atom ?
500
A change in matter that forms a new substance .
What is a chemical change ?
500
The 2 elements in water
What are Hydrogen and Oxygen ? (H2O)
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