Branches of Science
Scientific Method I
Scientific Method II
Measurement
Metric Units
100
Which branch of science would study how birds and reptiles are related?
What is life science?
100
a possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigation
What is a hypothesis?
100
a factor being measured or observed during an experiment
What is the dependent variable?
100
a description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value
What is accuracy?
100
the SI unit for mass
What is kilogram?
200
Which branch of science would study hurricanes?
What is earth science?
200
a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events
What is a prediction?
200
the factor that you want to test in an experiment
What is the independent variable?
200
a description of how similar or close measurements are to each other
What is precision?
200
The SI unit for volume?
What is liter?
300
Which branch of science would study how explosives are made?
What is physical science?
300
using one or more of your senses to gather information to take notice of what is occurring
What is observation?
300
any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value
What is a variable?
300
Mrs. Duvall's morning paper always lands in her neighbor's yard every morning. Describe this in terms of precision and accuracy.
What is precision without accuracy?
300
The SI unit for length
What is meter?
400
What is the branch of science that studies all living things?
What is biology?
400
an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
What is a scientific theory?
400
Identify the independent variable in this image:
What is number of drops of fertilizer?
400
Correctly identify the two images below:
Image on the left: accurate and precise
Image on the right: precise but not accurate
400
a kilometer equals ____________meters
What is 1000?
500
Determining how fast you need to drive to become airborne in your car would be a branch of which type of science?
What is physical science?
500
describes a pattern or event in nature that is always true, like gravity
What is a scientific law?
500
Identify 2 constants in this image:
What are type of plant and amount of sunlight?
Type of pot and amount of water could also be constants.
500
Give an example of a situation that involves neither accuracy or precision.
What is...Mrs. Duvall will decide if you get this right!
500
Convert 1000 ml. to liters.
What is 1 liter?