Scientific Method
The Scientific Method
What is the method scientists use to prove something true or false?
A representation of an object or a process that allows scientists to study something in greater detail.
What is a model?
The abbreviation is SI.
What is the abbreviation for International System of Units?
It shows the function, behavior, or process of whatever the model represents.
What does a simulation show?
A Hypothesis
What is a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation?
A globe or a map.
What is a good model of the Earth?
Meters
What is the measurement for length?
They are used to measure super large or super small things.
What are scale models used to measure?
A testable question
What is the first part of the scientific method?
Linear equations.
What kind of relationship stays constant?
K
What is the symbol for kelvins?
The three types are equations, graphs, and chemical formulas.
What are the three types of mathematical models?
The independent variable
What variable do you change to get data in the experiment?
Non-linear relationships.
What kind of relationship does not stay constant?
3*10^8
What is 300,000,000 in scientific notation?
It is a representation of how parts of a system are related or organized.
What is a conceptual model a representation of?
Communicate with other scientists about your findings.
What is the last step of the scientific method?
Scatter plots, bar graphs, and circle graphs.
What are the three types of graphs?
The exactness of a measurement.
What is precision?
They are used to test designs in a controlled environment and to test designs in a safer, less expensive way.
How are simulations used?