This part of the experiment is an "if....then..." statement. Also an educated guess
Hypothesis
what is the formula for finding density?
mass divided by volume
As particles heat up, do they gain or lose energy?
gain
Who discovered Pangea?
Alfred Wegener
What moves tectonic plates?
Magma convection currents located in the mantle
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Which state of matter is the least dense?
gas
The hot soup burns my mouth when I eat it
conduction
True or false: fossils of ancient plants and animals show evidence of Pangea
true
Which type of plate boundary creates mid ocean ridges?
divergent
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
Find the density of something that has a volume of 4 mL and a mass of 12 g.
density = 3 g/mL
Heat rises in your house to the top floor as it heats up, and sinks to the basement when it cools off
convection
Where are the tectonic plates located in the earth's layers?
crust (and the upper mantle)
Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are going to occur where on tectonic plates?
On the edges/at plate boundaries
How does number of jumping jacks affect amount of sweat? What is the DV?
Amount of sweat
What happens to particles as they gain thermal energy?
move faster, spread out, rise, become less dense
Reptilians and other animals need a heat lamp to keep them warm.
radiation
Why did no one believe Alfred Wegener?
He did not have technology, an explanation, or proof of HOW the plates were moving
What is it called when the more dense tectonic plate slides under the less dense plate
subduction
"Does the pizza company affect the time of delivery?" This sentence is an example of what step of the scientific method?
Testable question
On our density tower that we had in class, which household liquid had the highest density?
Honey
This type of heat transfer can travel through space or in waves
radiation
Name the four types of evidence Wegener came up with to support his theory of continental drift
rocks, fossils, glaciers, and puzzle pieces
What type of tectonic plate forms mountains?
Convergent collisional