Scientific Tools
What tool do scientists use to look at very small objects?
Microscope
What is the first step in the scientific method?
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What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
Gravity
What energy do we get from the sun?
Solar energy
What tool measures temperature?
Thermometer
What do you call a guess that can be tested?
Hypothesis
What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
Solid
What do you call a push or a pull?
Force
What kind of energy is stored in food?
Chemical energy
What tool helps measure the weight of an object?
Scale or Balance
What step involves collecting data?
Experiment
What happens to water when it freezes?
It becomes a solid
What simple machine helps lift heavy objects with less effort?
Lever
What kind of energy makes things move?
Mechanical energy
What tool is used to measure liquid volume?
Graduated Cylinder
What do scientists do after analyzing data?
Draw a conclusion
What is it called when a solid turns into a liquid?
Melting
What force slows down a rolling ball?
Friction
What energy is used to power a flashlight?
Electrical energy
What tool would you use to measure the length of a pencil in centimeters?
Metric Ruler
What is a variable in an experiment?
Something that can change or be changed
What property of matter describes how much space it takes up?
Volume
What is inertia?
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
What is sound energy caused by?
Vibrations