Scientific Method
"If I give a plant an unlimited amount of sunlight, then it will grow to its largest possible size"
What is an example of a hypothesis?
Shiny, hard, good conductors
What are characteristics of metals?
Newtons
What are the units for force?
A mountain
What crustal feature is formed at a convergent plate boundary?
A variable that doesn't change in an experiment
What is a constant variable?
The electrons on the outermost energy shell; determine reactivity
What are valence electrons?
The sum of all forces acting upon an object
What is net force?
The theory that Earth's continents have moved over time
What is continental drift?
The variable that we change in an experiment
What is an independent variable?
Group 1a and group 7a
Which groups have very reactive elements?
An object in motion/rest will stay in motion/rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force
What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion?
The breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces
What is weathering?
The variable that we measure in an experiment
What is the dependent variable?
The 3 at the beginning of this chemical compound: 3CH4(OH)2
What is a coefficient?
In order to jump up, I first need to push down
What is an example of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?
A volcano
What crustal feature is formed at a convergent plate boundary when one plate subducts under the other?
One (1)
How many independent variables can an experiment have?
Round the atomic mass and subtract the atomic number from it
How do you find the number of neutrons in an element?
A change in speed over time, measured in m/s2
What is acceleration?
The cause of tectonic plate movement
What are convection currents?