Scientific Method
What is a HYPOTHESIS?
These positive particles are located in the nucleus.
What are PROTONS?
Describes how water moves throughout Earth.
What is the WATER CYCLE.
Water clinging to water.
What is COHESION?
The variable that is changed or manipulated.
This graph is best for comparing different groups.
What is a BAR GRAPH?
These negative particles zoom around outside of the nucleus.
What are ELECTRONS?
Process where Bacteria transforms atmospheric Nitrogen into nitrites and nitrates.
What is NITROGEN FIXATION?
Stored energy based on an objects position and mass.
What is POTENTIAL ENERGY?
The variable that responds and is measured.
What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
What are METERS?
Two or more atoms bonded in a fixed proportion.
Humans burn this substance and release large amounts of long term Carbon into the atmosphere.
Water clinging to another polar substance.
What is ADHESION?
A group used for comparison and serves as the baseline in an experiment.
What is a CONTROL GROUP?
Tool used for measuring volume.
What is a GRADUATED CYLINDER?
Slightly negative or positive charge due to unequal sharing of electrons.
What is POLARITY?
Landform region that Lynchburg is located in.
What is the PIEDMONT region?
Sphere of Earth that contains all living things.
What is the BIOSPHERE?
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
Color of light.
If I ran a experiment on plant growth over time, what type of graph should I use?
LINE GRAPH
What is SURFACE TENSION?
Atmosphere layer that is home to the Ozone Layer.
What is STATOSPHERE?
The 3 pillars of sustainability.
1. Economic (money)
2. Environment (Earth)
3. Equity (Fair for all humans)