Scientific Method
Unit Conversions
Measuring
Scientific Notation
Grab Bag
100
The part of the Scientific Method that involves using your five sense (Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound)
What are Observations
100
The Largest Metric Unit Prefix, considered to be "Royal"
What is Kilo- (King)?
100
When measuring, you are allowed to estimate this many digits.
What is 1?
100
1 x 10^3
What is 1000?
100
The element sodium has this sybmol
What is Na?
200
The part of the Scientific Method that involves making an educated guess about a question. The guess must be testable.
What is a Hypothesis?
200
The Base Unit for Measuring mass in the metric system
What is the gram?
200
When measuring liquids, it is important to measure from the meniscus, but also at.....
What is eye level?
200
5.23 x 10^0
What is 5.23
200
The element copper has this symbol
What is Cu?
300
A variable that does not rely on external factors or that is directly controlled by the experimenter is called this
What is the Independent Variable?
300
The technique used in unit conversions or what Tom Sawyer whitewashed in "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
What are Fenceposts?
300
The lowest point on a curve of liquid is called
What is the meniscus?
300
0.000 23
What is 2.3 x 10^-4
300
A dart board with three darts in the bulls eye would be defined as accurate and this
What is precise
400
These items are not variable, meaning that they do NOT change during the experiment.
What are Constants?
400
A metric unit whose prefix is used in a word meaning "1000 years"
What is Milli-?
400
A measured line stops somewhere between 3.5 and 3.6 cm. an acceptable measurement would be?
What is (pick one) 3.15, 3.52, 3.53, 3.54, 3.55, 3.56, 3.57, 3.58, 3.59.
400
563 000 000
What is 5.63 x 10^8
400
A dart thrower that was accurate, but not precise would have a dart board that would look like this (describe)
What is one dart in the bulls eye
500
Billy wants to test how sunlight effects the growth of plants. He takes 6 of the same type of plant and places 2 in full sun, 2 in full shade and 2 in partial shade. After allowing the plants to grow for two weeks, Billy Measures their height and determined that the plants in full sun were the best growers. What is the dependent variable?
measured height of plant
500
2.5 Km is this many mm
What is 2 500 000?
500
A liquid measured in a graduated cylinder has is meniscus stop right on the 35 mL tick mark. The measurement would be correctly recorded as....
What is 35.0 mL
500
56.53 x 10^6 is the improper form of this number in scientific notation?
What is 5.653 x 10^7?
500
The symbol Ni stands for this elemental metal
What is Nickel?
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