Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Question/Purpose
Which variables do not change in a scientific experiment?
Constant variables
What are the three Phases of Matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
Freezing is the phase change in which a _____ turns into a _______
Liquid; Solid
In division, what is the name of the number that is being split into equal groups?
Dividend
What is the last step in the scientific method?
In a scientific experiment, which variable is the variable that the experimenter changes: Independent or dependent?
Independent variable
Solid
Melting is the phase change in which a _____ turns into a _______
Solid; Liquid
In division, what is the name of the number that splits another number (hint: it goes outside the "house")?
Divisor
Which type of observation is made using numbers and measurements: Quantitative or Qualitative?
Which variable is the variable that is the affect of a scientific experiment, and that gets measured: Independent or dependent?
Dependent variable
Liquid
Evaporation is the phase change in which a ______ turns into a _______
Liquid; Solid
What is the answer to a division problem?
Quotient
Which type of observation is made using only your five senses: Quantitative or Qualitative?
How many independent variables can you have?
1
Which state of matter has particles that slide past each other, but stay together?
Liquid
When turning from a liquid to a gas, is thermal energy (heat) added, or removed?
Thermal energy (heat) is added.
What is 15 divided by 3?
5
What is the name of an educated guess of what will happen in an experiment (hint: it comes in "If, then, because" format)
Hypothesis
How many constant variables can you have?
Any amount (as many as possible)
Which state of matter has the most energy because the particle fly around very fast?
Gas
Condensation is the phase change in which a _____ turns into a ______
Gas; Liquid
What is the first operation you must evaluate in the following equation:
2 + 3 x [9 - (4+3)]
4+3