What is Science?
The Scientific Method
Tools and Units
Water Cycle
100
Jayden told his friend that Fortnite is a better game than Apex Legends. Is this a fact or opinion?
He is giving his opinion
100
Asking a question
What is the first step to any scientific inquiry?
100
What tool is used to measure the volume of liquids?
a) Measuring Cylinder
b) Beaker
c) Conical Flask
d) Test tube
a) Measuring Cylinder
100
Water evaportating from the leaves of plans
What is transpiration?
200
All scientists do use this to collect information
What is observation?
200
Used as a comparison tool in an experiment.
What is a control?
200
Name this tool :
Bunsen Burner
200
The change from gas into liquid.
What is condensation?
300
A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn about it
What is an investigation?
300
To make sure that the information they collect is reliable
What is the reason scientist repeat an experiment
300
What tool is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
300
A place where precipitation adds water to aquifers.
What are recharge zones?
400
A scientists does this after he observes, makes inferences and states his opinions
What is draws conclusions?
400
Based on his initial observation, Dimitri states that a ball will bounce better on concrete than on grass. He has made a....
Hypothesis
400
What tool would you use to measure length?
A ruler / measuring tape
400
Water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth's surface.
What is runoff?
500
The most important part of any scientific investigation
Sharing your results
500
Because scientists must know which variable causes change
Why is it important to identify and control variables?
500
What is this tool?
Triple-beam Balance
500
Used by large cities such as Savannah and Orlando to get their water.
What is the Floridian Aquifer?