Vocab 1
It is the investigation and exploration of natural events and the new information that results from those investigations.
What is Science?
It is a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
What is a hypothesis?
It is part of the scientific inquiry in which one designs and completes an experiment or makes a model.
What is to test the hypothesis?
Convert 82 kilograms to grams.
What is 82,000 g?
It is what a stopwatch does.
What is measures time intervals of specified activities (how long something takes)?
It is comparing what you already know with other information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it.
What is critical thinking?
It is the practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use.
What is technology?
It is one way a scientist can communicate their results.
What is scientific journals, articles, conferences, etc?
Convert 345 centimeters to meters.
What is 3.45 m?
It is the function of a hot plate.
What is provides direct heat/conductive heat (heats something up)?
It is an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
What is scientific theory?
It is using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking notes of what occurs.
What is observation?
It is what happens if your hypothesis is not supported.
What is revision of the hypothesis and retest?
It is what we divide by when calculating percent error.
What is a beaker, flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, etc?
It is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.
What is inference?
It is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
What is a prediction?
It is three results of scientific inquiry mentioned in the text.
What is new technology, answers to questions, and new discoveries?
Fred has an experimental value of 21.6 meters. The accepted value is 20.5 meters. Calculate percent error.
What is 5.37%?
This measures the acidity of a liquid.
What is pH paper?
It is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable.
What is independent variable is changed by the experimenter and the dependent variable changes because of the independent variable?
It is the difference between a control group and an experimental group.
What is a control group does not get the independent variable changed whereas the experimental group does.
It is the 6 steps of the scientific inquiry process (in logical order)?
What is make an observation/ask questions, hypothesize and predict, test hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, and communicate results?
Wilma has an experimental value of 67.9 grams. The accepted value is 68.4 grams. Provide the percent error.
What is 0.73%? (negative values simply mean that the experimental value is less than the accepted value. Most fields express % error as a positive number.)
This SI base unit is used to measure temperature with a thermometer.
What is kelvin?