Branches of Science
The study of living things.
An educated guess/prediction that can be tested. Usually written as an "If, then" statement.
What is a hypothesis?
3,000,000
What is 3 x 106?
1000 m (in km)
What is 1 km?
A word that describes this data:
actual value = 4.5 g
3.3 g, 3.2 g, 3.3 g, 3.2 g
Learning how magnesium reacts with H2O.
What is chemistry?
Numbers/measurements you collect while making observations or doing experiments.
What is quantitative data?
0.0045
What is 4.5 x 10-3?
The metric unit used to measure mass.
What are grams?
The variable that is plotted on the x-axis.
What is independent variable?
A system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that knowledge.
What is science?
The steps of the scientific method in order.
What is Observation, Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Data, Conclusion, Communicate.
78 x 10-2
What is 7.8 x 10-1?
mL
What is milliliter?
A type of graph that is good for comparing groups.
What is a bar graph?
The study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion.
What is physics?
The temperature in this experiment: Does temperature affect seed sprouting?
What is the independent variable?
4.5 x 104 + 7.1 x 105
What is 7.55 x 105?
The metric unit used to measure volume (the base unit)?
Liter
The type of graph used to show the following data:
1 min: 5 m
2 min: 10 m
3 min: 15 m
What is line graph?
A scientist who might study black holes.
What is an astronomer?
The temperature and time in the following experiment: What kinds of food does mold grow fastest on?
What are controlled variables?
2.2 x 106 / 1.1 x 106
What is 2 x 100 or just 2?
3.1 km (in mm).
What is 3,100,000 mm?
The type of relationship between time and probability of turbulence over the U.S.A. as demonstrated by Figure 2 in the article "Why Are Flights Getting Bumpier?".
What is linear increasing relationship?