Scientific Method
Experimental Design
Bridges
Wildcard
100
The first step of the scientific method
What is the QUESTION
100
The variable that changes in an experiment
What is the INDEPENDENT variable
100
Name the three main types of bridges
What are arch, suspension, and beam
100
How many Canadian NHL teams are there?
What is six
200
An educated guess
What is the HYPOTHESIS
200
The thing that is being measured
What is the DEPENDENT variable
200
What does the type of bridge depend on?
What is the SPAN
200
The capitol of New Brunswick
What is Fredericton
300
Give an example of the first step of the scientific method
What is "Does the amount of water affect the growth of a plant?"
300
The things that stay the same in an experiment
What are the CONTROLS (or constants)
300
Name the two main forces acting on bridges
What are compression and tension
300
Name 3 islands of Hawaii
What is Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai...
400
Name one way you could report your results of an experiment
What is a table, a graph, etc.
400
Identify the independent and dependent variables for the question " Does the brand of laundry detergent affect the cleanliness of the clothes?"
What is the laundry detergent (IV) and the cleanliness of the clothes (DV)
400
Name an example of a suspension bridge
What is a cable-stayed bridge
400
spell the word
What is ambidextrous
500
Give a question and hypothesis to test if the type of cat food has an effect on the weight of the cat
What is "Will a cat's weight be different if it eats wet versus dry cat food?", "If a cat eats only wet food, then it will weigh less."
500
What is wrong with the following experiment: Luke wants to test the effectiveness of different paper towels. He uses 3 different types - Bounty, Mr Clean and Wiper-Upper. He uses the bounty to wipe up 100 mL of coke, Mr Clean to wipe up 100 mL of coke, and then he runs out of coke so he uses the Wiper-upper to wipe up 100 mL of water.
What is he used different liquids
500
I need a bridge to go across a small creek (20 m wide). What type of bridge would make the most sense to use?
What is a beam bridge (truss)
500
The name of the snowman that appears during Quebec's holiday "Carnaval"
What is Bonhomme
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