Scientific Method
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
A) scientific method
B) experiment
C) hypothesis
D) observation
A) scientific method
Water vapor is an example of a ________
gas
A pot on a stove gets hot due to this type of heat transfer.
What is conduction?
Which state of matter has a fixed shape?
solid
The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
A) observation
B) scientific method
C) inquiry
D) conclusion
A) observation
What are the three methods that heat is transferred?
What is conduction, convection and radiation?
What is the 1st step to the scientific method?
What is a question
What is the coldest state of matter?
Solid
Air currents heat up and cool off due to this type of heat transfer.
What is convection?
Which state of matter takes the shape of a container?
liquid
Scientists test a hypothesis by
A.
formulating questions.
B.
designing models.
C.
doing experiments.
D.
drawing conclusions.
C.
doing experiments.
If you hold an ice cube in your hand the ice cube’s particles will speed up because the energy in the form of ________________ is transferred from your body to the ice cube.
What is heat?
Before you can form a hypothesis, you need to
a. state the problem or question
b. perform an experiment
c. state a conclusion
a. state the problem or question
True or False?
A solid can change shape on its own.
False
You get a sunburn due to this type of heat transfer.
What is radiation?
Which state of matter does not have a fixed volume?
Gas
What are the three types of variables?
Independent, Dependent, and Control
Transfer of heat due to the cycling of fluid or air.
What is convection?
Identify the step of the scientific method completed in the description below.
Jonathan's data showed that household cockroaches moved away from raw cucumber slices.
What is sublimation?
solid to gas.
What is kinetic energy?
What is Energy of motion
If a gas changes state to a liquid, does it increase in thermal energy or decrease?
decrease
Searching through books, magazines, and the internet for information.
What type of energy transfer is taking place in the example? Microwave popping popcorn
Radiation
A) Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.
B) Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.
C) Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.
D) Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results.
C) Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space (volume).
What is sublimation?
What is solid to gas
What is mass?
Mass is the amount of matter an object has
Identify the step of the scientific method completed in the description below.
Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.
What type of heat transfer is taking place in the example? Popcorn popping in an air popper.
Convection