Scientific Practices
The format a hypothesis should be in.
What is an if, then, because statement?
The number of components in experimental design.
What is five?
Which borough of NYC ha the largest population?
What is Brooklyn?
The basic building blocks of all things in the universe are called ______.
Atoms
If a person runs for 30 minutes on Monday, 20 minutes on Wednesday and 40 minutes on Friday. What is the average time they ran for all three days?
The average is 30 minutes for all three days.
What is "What is the effect of ____ on ____"?
The three variables in experimental design.
What is independent, dependent, and control?
How many countries are located on the continent of North America?
There are three countries on the continent of North America: 1-Canada, 2-United States, 3-Mexico
What are the two parts of an atom?
The nucleus and the electron cloud
The temperature in a city for 5 days was: 65, 45, 55, 40 and 35 degrees Celsius? What was the average temperature for those 5 days?
The average temperature was 48 degrees Celsius.
The "if" statement in a hypothesis.
What is the independent variable.
What is control and experimental?
Who is the current Bronx borough president?
Vanessa L. Gibson
What type of energy do we get from the electron cloud?
Electrical energy comes from the movement of electrons
What is the formula to find the amount of heat exchanged between two substances with different temperatures?
Q=mcΔT
The "then" statement in a hypothesis.
What is the dependent variable?
The one factor that changes in an experiment.
True or False: Long Island is a borough of NYC that is closest to Manhattan.
False. Long Island is NOT a borough of NYC.
What direction do electrons move in an electrical circuit?
Electrons in a circuit move from the negative port of a battery, then along the wire until they reach the positive port of the battery.
How much heat is absorbed by a 2 kg iron skillet over a camp fire as it goes from 25°C to 150°C? The specific heat of iron is 0.451 J/(g⋅°C).
The amount of heat exchanged is 112.75 J
The format for the procedure in a lab report (2).
What is numbered list and complete sentences?
The things measured in an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
What zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the entire United States of America?
The Bronx ZOO is the country’s largest metropolitan zoo, with more than 6,000 animals spread across 265 acres in Bronx Park
List and explain 3 types of energy present in the classroom right now.
Answers will vary. Some are: Light energy = lights in the ceiling, Sound energy = people talking, etc..
How much heat is absorbed by a 5 kg iron skillet over a camp fire as it goes from 45°C to 175°C? The specific heat of iron is 0.451 J/(g⋅°C).
The amount of heat absorbed is 293.15 J