Scientific Practices
The steps scientists follow to solve problems
What is the scientific method
The basic unit of life
What is a cell
Anything that has mass and takes up space
what is matter
A push or pull
What is a force
The layer of Earth we live on
What is the crust
The variable you change in an experiment
What is the independent variable
Organelle that controls cell activities
What is the nucleus
The three main states of matter
what is solid , liquid and gas
Force that opposes motion
What is friction
process of breaking down rocks
what is weathering
The variable you measure
What is the dependent variable
Process plants use to make food
What is photosynthesis
Energy of motion
What is kinetic energy
Change in motion caused by a force
what is acceleration
movement of earths plates
what is plate tectonics
Factors kept the same in an experiment
What are constants
Structure that controls what enters and leaves the cell
what is the cell membrane
Energy stored in objects
what is potential energy
Newtons first law of motion is also know as
What is the law of inertia
Earths path around the sun
what is revolution
A well-tested explanation supported by evidence
What is a scientific theory
Levels of organization from smallest to largest
What are cell → tissue → organ → system → organism
Law stating that matter cannot be created or destroyed
what is the law of conservation of matter
formula for speed
what is distance divided by time
what causes our seasons