Definitions
a prediction of what you think will happen
What is Hypothesis?
standard unit for length
What is a meter?
the systematic study of creation using methods based on observation and experimentation.
What is Science?
graph that organizes information and includes one non-numerical set of variables.
True or False. the law of gravity is a scientific theory.
What is False
the sample in an experiment in which the variables are kept at base level
What is control?
standard unit for volume
What is a liter?
the study of living things
What is Life Science?
graph commonly used by scientists to organize data for a comparison
What is a pie graph?
True or False. certain chemicals used in manufactured products break down the ozone layer(an important layer of the atmosphere is considered a pro of technology).
What is False
changeable factors that could influence an experiment’s outcome.
what are variables?
standard unit for mass
What is mass?
the application of science.
What is Technology?
graph that has one set of numbers plotted on the horizontal axis and one or more sets of numbers plotted on the vertical axis to show how these numbers have changed
What is a Line graph?
True or False. studying the genetics of plants has led to greater crop yields is considered a con of technology.
What is False?
educated guesses based on observation.
What are inferences?
the temperature scale in which 0 degrees represents the freezing point of water and 100 degrees represents the boiling point.
What is the Celsius scale?
explanations of laws. Not always proven facts.
What is a scientific theory?
Identify or define a problem
Make a Hypothesis
Experiment, controlling the variables
Make Inferences and Conclusions
Make Observations and Record the Results
What is the Scientific Method
True or False. studying the interactions between fungi and bacteria led to the discovery of penicillin.
What is True?
universal system of measurement based on the number 10
What is the Metric system?
something noticed through the senses.
What are observations?
generalizations based on observations that describe the ways an object behaves under specific conditions.
What are Scientific Laws?
True or False. evolution is a scientific law.
What is False
True or False. Life Science is the study of living things, which can help us better understand and appreciate God and the world he sustains.
What is True