Vocabulary
What's That?
Tools
Earth Materials
Science Mix-Up
100
When you sort objects by properties, or attributes.
What is classify?
100
The use of several or all of the five senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting) to describe an object.
What is observing?
100
A tool that measures liquid volume in metric units such as milliliters (mL) or liters (L).
What is a beaker?
100
Fossils of plants that are found in very cold areas of Earth means that area at one time possibly had a __________.
What is a warmer climate?
100
When conducting an experiment, we should be sure to always follow these so no one gets hurt.
What are safety procedures?
200
To place objects or events in order based on what occurred first, second and so forth.
What is sequential order?
200
Every simple scientific investigation provides information. This information is called _____________.
What is data?
200
A measurement tool that can be used to measure the length, width, or height of an object or the distance between two objects.
What is a meter stick?
200
Fossils of trees or tree parts that are found in a desert mean that area was possibly once a ___________.
What is forest?
200
The top layer of soil.
What is top soil?
300
A _____________question is one in which an experiment is needed to find the answer.
What is testable?
300
•The setup of the materials was not followed properly or in the exact same way. •Similar procedures were not followed in the exact same way. •Appropriate tools were not chosen to complete the experiment. •Tools were not used properly. •Measurements were not taken accurately. •Different observations were collected. •Mistakes were made when recording data, such as numbers written incorrectly.
What are reasons why the same experiment might produce different results?
300
Tools that grasp or pick up small materials.
What are forceps/tweezers?
300
A diamond is the hardest mineral and has a hardness number of ____________.
What is 10?
300
The force that pulls all objects including rocks.
What is gravity?
400
An idea about what will happen in the future with an explanation of why. This is not a guess.
What is a prediction?
400
A tool that produces vibrations when struck appropriately.
What is a tuning fork?
400
Minerals are scratched in order to investigate this property.
What is hardness?
400
Areas where water, usually freshwater, are surrounded by land.
What are lakes and ponds?
400
People know about organisms that lived long ago because of these remains.
What are fossils?
500
A _______________observation is one that anyone can make and the result will always be the same. For example, the animal is black, has four legs, and feels soft.
What is scientific?
500
An explanation made without having actually observed the object or event. It is are based on data, previous experience, or prior knowledge.
What is an inference?
500
A graduated cylinder or a graduated syringe are tools that measure _____________.
What is volume of liquids?
500
A large cave or underground chamber formed when water wears away the rock.
What are caverns?
500
Material on Earth that is necessary or useful to people.
What is a natural resource?
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