Nature of Science
This variable is kept the same throughout an experiment.
A control
Water vapor cools and forms droplets during which phase?
Condensation
Characteristics that help living things survive in their environment are called
adaptations
The role of the heart is to
pump blood throughout the body
The amount of matter in an object is its
mass
The owner is wondering if the temperature affects how fast the dog runs. The change in temperature is the
Independent Variable
This powers the water cycle
The sun
Actions animals take to survive are known as what type of adaptation?
Behavioral
The stomach is a member of which system?
Digestive
____ allows the flow of electricity or heat
conductors
What you measure in an experiment is called the
Dependent Variable
This occurs when water is heated in the ocean and turns into water vapor
evaporation
Animals that blend into their environment are using what characteristic?
Camouflage
What is the largest human organ
The skin
Molecules in a solid are
packed tightly together
The class is wondering if how much sleep Mrs. Jones gets affects her mood. The dependent variable is
her mood
This happens when plants give off water
Transpiration
Physical characteristics that help animals survive in their environment are which type of adaptation
Structural
The primary function of the skeletal system is to
The support the rest of the body systems
Grouping things together based on similar traits is called
classifying
How many independent variables can exist in an experiment?
1
The forms of precipitation are
rail, snow, sleet, and hail
The process of animals relocating to another environment in response to seasonal changes is called
migration
Which systems work together in the body?
All of them
To keep heat from escaping, a(n) _____ must be used.
insulator