What is SCIENCE?
THEORY vs LAW
DATA
METRIC SYSTEM
POTPOURRI
100
Science asks ___
QUESTIONS
100
Belief (B), Fact (F), Hypothesis (H), Law (L), or Theory (T)??
The Chicago Bears are the best team in the NFL this season?
Belief (B)
100
General term for the "evidence" or "proof" from an experiment or scientific test
Data
100
BONUS QUESTION! 100 points per correct answer!
Give the 7 "fundamental" measurements
(Must have all 7 to get the bonus shot)
Length, Mass, Time, Temperature, Amount, Luminous intensity, Electric current
100
TRUE or FALSE?? (T or F)
Over 90% of the countries in the World exclusively use the Metric System as their system of measurment
TRUE!
200
Science studies ___ phenomena
NATURAL or NATURE
200
A well-tested hypothesis that explain WHAT happens during natural phenomena. It may involve math.
Scientific LAW
200
The vertical axis on a graph
The Y-axis
200
Term for the size of an object, or the amount of space it occupies. Measured in Liters (L) or cubic meters (m3)
VOLUME
200
BONUS! 200 points each:
Water is the "base" substance in the Metric system. With proper METRIC units, what is water's...
1) freezing point?
2) boiling point?
3) density?
Must get all 3 for the bonus shot!
1) 0oC
2) 100oC
3) 1 g/mL, 1 g/cm3, 1 g/cc
300
Science requires ___
EVIDENCE
300
A well-tested hypothesis that explains WHY scientific phenomena happens. These can become very widespread and broad over time.
Scientific THEORY
300
Term for any numerical data in an experiment
Quantitative
300
Term for the number of atoms that make something up. Measured in grams (g)
MASS
300
An astronaut on Earth has a higher ___ than they do on the Moon, but their ___ is the same in both places
WEIGHT; MASS
400
Science is a ___ approach to problem solving (or answering questions about nature)
SYSTEMATIC
400
Theory AND law both begin as one of these
Hypothesis (claim)
400
Which U.S. state spent the LEAST $ per student in Public education?
IDAHO
400
Any unit of measurement that is a combination of fundamental measurements.
xamples: speed, volume, density
DERIVED units
400
What is the equation for finding the density of an object?
mass/volume
weight/volume
500
This statement links your evidence to your claim (either proving or disproving what you said)
REASONING
500
Newton's Universal Law of Gravity can mathematically calculate the force of gravity between any two samples of matter. This Law states that the larger the ___ of an object, the more gravitational pull it has.
Mass (NOT weight)
500
What was LeBron James' income for playing basketball from May 1, 2022 to May 1, 2023? Round to the nearest million
$45,000,000
(45 million $)
500
Metric prefix that means 1,000,000 (or 1 million)
MEGA
500
An unknown solid cube has sides measuring 2.0 cm each and has a mass of 40.0 g. What is this object's density, and will it float in water?
Density = 8 g/cc
NO! It will SINK!