Scientific Method
In the scientific Method, This is the question you ask
What is an Inquiry?
This skill is used to test if something makes sense
What is critical thinking?
What is Earth?
This document outlines a course of study
What is a syllabus?
This is round, orbits only the sun, and has enough mass to clear out its orbital path
What is a planet?
This is the first step in the Scientific Method
What is "Make an Observation?"
These are the two kinds of data you collect in an experiment
What are Qualitative and Quantitative
Due to temperatures over 900F, this is the hottest planet
What is Venus?
This is the process of using observation, hypothesis, and experimentation to determine truths of nature.
What is the scientific method?
This is massive enough to be round and orbits only the sun.
What is a dwarf planet?
This is a prediction or "educated guess," usually phrased like "if this - then that."
What is a hypothesis?
When a spill happens, this is the first thing to do
What is tell the teacher or staff?
This gas giant is known for its storms, including the Great Red Spot - a cyclone bigger than Earth
What is Jupiter?
This equipment is used to find mass of objects or substances in science class.
What is a triple beam balance?
This is an object that orbits around another celestial body. It can be natural or artificial.
What is a satellite?
This is the test you conduct on your hypothesis
What is an experiment?
This data concerns numbers and things that can be counted
These two planets are considered Gas Giants or Ice Giants, and both have diamond rain.
What are Uranus and Neptune?
This variable is defined as the result of the experiment
This, the weakest of the four fundamental forces, is a function of mass and keeps our solar system and planets together.
What is gravity?
What is "draw a conclusion?"
When conducting an experiment, you'll change the __________ _________.
What is the independent variable?
This planet, named after the Roman god of war, has a red surface due to the abundant iron oxide in its regolith.
What is Mars?
The second step in the scientific method, this should be well-defined and related to your observation
What is a question?
This is a small object that orbited the sun until it fell through an atmosphere and landed on a planet or moon.