Scientific Method
Matter/Density
Heat transfer
Pangea
Tectonic Plates
100

This part of the experiment is an "if....then..." statement. Also an educated guess

Hypothesis

100

what is the formula for finding density?

mass divided by volume

100

As particles heat up, do they gain or lose energy?

gain

100

Who discovered Pangea?

Alfred Wegener

100

What moves tectonic plates?

Magma convection currents located in the mantle

200
How many things can be manipulated or changed in an experiment at a time on purpose

1

200

Which state of matter is the least dense?

gas

200

The hot soup burns my mouth when I eat it

conduction

200

True or false: fossils of ancient plants and animals show evidence of Pangea

true

200

Which type of plate boundary creates mid ocean ridges?

divergent

300

How does number of jumping jacks affect amount of sweat? What is a constant in this?

type of exercise, age of participants, temperature of workout area, clothes of participants, etc

300

Find the density of something that has a volume of 4 mL and a mass of 12 g.

density = 3 g/mL

300

Heat rises in your house to the top floor as it heats up, and sinks to the basement when it cools off

convection

300

Where are the tectonic plates located in the earth's layers?

crust (and the upper mantle)

300

Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are going to occur where on tectonic plates?

On the edges/at plate boundaries

400

How does number of jumping jacks affect amount of sweat? What is the DV?

Amount of sweat

400

What happens to particles as they gain thermal energy?

move faster, spread out, rise, become less dense

400

Reptilians and other animals need a heat lamp to keep them warm.

radiation

400

Why did no one believe Alfred Wegener?

He did not have technology, an explanation, or proof of HOW the plates were moving

400

What is it called when the more dense tectonic plate slides under the less dense plate

subduction

500

"Does the pizza company affect the time of delivery?" This sentence is an example of what step of the scientific method?

Testable question

500

On our density tower that we had in class, which household liquid had the highest density?

Honey

500

This type of heat transfer can travel through space or in waves

radiation

500

Name the four types of evidence Wegener came up with to support his theory of continental drift

rocks, fossils, glaciers, and puzzle pieces

500

What type of tectonic plate forms mountains?

Convergent collisional