Nature of Science
This tool is used to measure mass
What is a balance scale?
This causes day and night
What is Earth's rotation?
The type of energy that makes things move.
What is mechanical energy?
This part of the plant carries water from the roots to the leaves.
What is the stem?
Two or more substances combined that can be separated
What is a mixture?
Scientists do this to test a hypothesis
What is conduct an experiment?
This object provides energy for the water cycle.
What is the sun?
This happens when water freezes.
What is when water changes from a liquid to a solid?
The type of gas humans breathe.
What is oxygen?
This form of precipitation falls as solid ice
What is snow, hail, or sleet?
Scientists repeat experiments for this reason
What is to ensure results are accurate and valid?
Three types of rocks.
What are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks?
This is Friction.
What is a force that slows down or stops motion when two objects rub together?
The function of the heart.
What is pumping blood throughout the body?
This solar system object has a glowing tail and made of ice.
What is a comet?
The difference between an observation and an opinion
What is Observation is what you see (a fact). An opinion is a biased statement (what you may think).
The main difference between weathering and erosion.
what is weathering is breaking down rocks and erosion is the movement of rocks to a new location.
This happens to a circuit if it is open.
What is electricity that cannot flow?
A vertebrate animal has this.
What is a backbone?
The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas.
What is evaporation?
Three ways data can be displayed in science.
What is Bar graph, line graph, data table.
The key differences between inner and outer planets.
What are inner planets are rocky and have fewer moons, while outer planets are gas giants with many moons.
A good conductor for electricity.
What is (copper, water, aluminum, steel)?
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This type of plant reproduces using spores.
What is a fern or moss?
This tool would be good to use to separate iron filings from sand.
What is a magnet?