Experiments
Vocabulary
Volume and Scientific Notation
Metric Conversions
100

A logical method of problem solving.

What is the scientific method?

100

The amount of matter an object contains.

What is the mass?

100

The volume of a block with length of 4.0 cm, width of 2.0cm, and height of 1.0 cm.

What is 8 cm3?

100

33.5 cs in seconds.

What is 3.35 x 10-1 seconds?

200

formed to answer a question prior to experimentation.

What is the hypothesis?

200

The amount of space an object occupies.

What is the volume?

200

The measurement of the graduated cylinder with a volume reading 30ml after an object of 9 cm3 is dropped into it.  

What is 39 ml?

200

4.5 x 10-3 ML in dL

What is 4.5 x 10dL?

300

formed based on the results of the experiment.

What is a conclusion?

300

The distance between two points.

What is the length?

300

The mass of the water that was added to a beaker when its initial mass was 52.0 g and the final mass was 76.0 g.

What is 24.0 grams?

300

3500 mm in km.

What is 3.5 x 10-3km?

400
Factors in an experiment that can be changed.

What are variables?

400

The average kinetic energy of an object or substance?

What is the temperature?

400

1.6 x 10in decimal notation

What is 160,000

400

6.7 x 10micrograms in grams

what is 6.7 x 10-1g?

500

A variable that is held constant in an experiment.

What is the control?

500
Lab equipment used to measure mass.

What is the balance?

500

5,000 in scientific notation.

What is 5 x 103?

500

.22 grams to kg

What is 2.2 x 10-4 kg?

600

This number of variables are allowed to change in a good experiment.

What is two?

600

The basic unit of length.

What is a meter?

600

0.0056 in scientific notation.

What is 5.6 x 10-3?

600

1.52mm in cm.

What is 1.52 x 10-1cm?

700

The variable changed by the scientist.

What is the independent variable?

700

The basic unit of volume.

What is a liter?

700

9.7 x 10-2 in decimal notation.

0.097

700

260,000 minutes into days.

What is 1.8 x 10days?

800

Changes as a result of the experiment.

What is the dependent variable?

800

Another unit of measurement that equals 1 ml.

What is 1 cm3?

800

The volume of water, in liters, a metal bar with a length of 6.0 cm, a width of 3.0cm, and a height of 2.0 cm would displace.

What is 3.6 x 10-2 L?

900

A scientist wants to find out if the temperature of a room affects the behavior of adolescents.  He/She turns the thermostat up to 90.  The kids lie on the floor and start sweating.  Name the independent and dependent variables.

Independent- thermostat to 90

Dependent- lying on the floor, sweating

900

The basic unit to measure temperature.

What is Celcius?

900

0.0340 Mg to micrograms.

What are 3.40x 1010 micrograms?

1000

A scientist wants to know if sugary soda extinguishes a fire faster than water.  The dependent variable and independent variables in this experiment are:

Dependent: What is the time it takes to extinguish fire?

Independent: What is water or sugary soda?

1000

The basic unit for measuring mass.

What is a gram?

1000

The tallest team member's height in millimeters from inches.

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