Vocab
The ways in which people change the world around them to meet their needs or solve practical problems are called this.
What is technology?
In a scientific experiment, a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term is a(n) what?
What is an operational definition?
What is the goal of technology?
What is to improve the way people live?
One positive effect of pesticides is
a. greater food production
b. creating more work for farmers
c. pesticides washing into streams
d. pesticides harming people and animals
What is
a. greater food production
Grocery stores organize food according to food type-dairy, frozen, bakery, and so on. This is an example of _____________.
What is classifying?
Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called this.
What is observing?
Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers are called what?
What are qualitative observations?
Science and technology are _________ on each other.
What is dependent?
What are some reasonable safety precautions for field investigations?
a. None; there are no hazards in the field
b. Always wear goggles and aprons
c. Be prepared and use common sense.
d. Always go into the field alone.
What is c. Be prepared and use common sense.
Scientists can communicate their results in many ways. Name several.
What are: Scientific meetings, scientific journals, or by exchanging information on the internet.
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence is called this.
What is predicting?
Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on reasoning from what you already know is called what?
What is inferring?
An endoscope is an example of what vocabulary word?
What is technology?
Trying to explain why a cactus needs little water to survive is an example of
a. a prediction
b. drawing a conclusion
c. scientific inquiry
d. classification
What is c. scientific inquiry
The use of endoscopes to study the functions of the heart shows that advances in science and technology do what?
What is depend on each other?
When scientists put things into categories or group together items that are alike in some way, they are doing what?
What is classifying?
What scientific attitude is especially important when a scientist's results go against previous ideas?
What is honesty? (skepticism)
What is the first thing you should do if an accident occurs (in the classroom)?
What is notify your teacher?
Knowing how to use lab equipment is an example of
a. good lab preparations
b. performing a lab
c. being in the field
d. completing a lab
What is a. good lab preparations
A person who is trained to use both technology and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems is known as a what?
When scientists create a representation of a complex process, they are doing what?
What is making models?
Observations that deal with a number or amount are called what?
What are quantitative observations?
If a beaker breaks, the first thing you should do is what?
What is notify your teacher?
Scientists' skepticism should be balanced with an ability to
a. accept new and different ideas
b. be honest
c. find solutions to problems
d. learn more about the topics they study
What is a. accept new and different ideas
To reveal trends in data, the data should be presented in what?