Variables
Graphing
Scientific Method
Measurements
Tools
100
Anything that changes in an experiment.
What is a VARIABLE?
100
This belongs on the top of every graph you make.
What is a TITLE?
100
The last step in the Scientific Method.
What is CONCLUSION?
100
This is the basic unit for length in the metric system.
What is a METER?
100
The tool used to measure the length of an object.
What is a RULER?
200
The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called manipulated variable.
What is a INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
200
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis?
What is X-AXIS?
200
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable.
What is the HYPOTHESIS?
200
This is the basic unit for volume of a liquid.
What is a LITER?
200
The tool best used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is A GRADUATED CYLINDER?
300
The factor that changes as a result of changes to the independent variable in an experiment; also called responding variable.
What is a DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
300
True or False: You don't need to label the bottom and side of a graph.
What is FALSE?
300
The step of the scientific method where you make graphs, look for patterns, and think about what happened.
What is the ANALYSIS?
300
The base unit of temperature in the metric system.
What is CELSIUS?
300
A tool best used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE?
400
Something that stays the same to keep an experiment fair.
What is a CONSTANT?
400
Smaller and simpler representations of the thing being studied.
What is a MODEL?
400
Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
What is DATA?
400
The amount of space that a substance or object occupies
What is VOLUME?
400
The "weights" that you slide around on the beams of the balance.
What are RIDERS?
500
The number of variables that you can change in an experiment.
What is ONE?
500
If you have a data table with two columns, the left column always goes on this axis of the graph.
What is the X-AXIS (Bottom of graph).
500
A list of things you do to perform the experiment.
What are PROCEDURES?
500
The amount of matter in an object.
What is MASS?
500
A good tool to use to measure the volume of a box-shaped solid object.
What is a metric ruler?
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