Vocabualry
what word means "A system of knowledge based on facts and or evidence (principles)
SCIENCE
The three branches of Natural Science are . . .
(any order)
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth Science
Between "objective" and "subjective": the statement "Teachers are wonderful"
SUBJECTIVE
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Observe, question, form a hypothesis, test the hypothesis (experiment) , draw conclusions, peer review
Define "Scientific Method"
A SERIES OF LOGICAL STEPS TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
What term means "The application of science to meet human needs"?
TECHNOLOGY
The two branches of Physical Science are . . .
Physics
Chemistry
Between "Scientific Theory" and "Scientific Law"
Stating WHAT happens based on observation
SCIENTIFIC LAW
What units are used in science?
Metric units - also called SI
Define "Variable"
ANYTHING THAT CAN CHANGE IN AN EXPERIMENT
What term means "Anything that has mass and occupies space"?
MATTER
(Any two)
biology
ecology
botony
zoology
Between Qualitative and Quantitative:
The dog is 42 inches long and weighs 64.3 pounds
QUANTITATIVE
What is the base unit used for length?
meter
Define "Precision"
THE DEGREE OF EXACTNESS OF A MEASUREMENT
What term means:"The study of matter and how it changes"?
CHEMISTRY
Under what circumstances would a scientist use a model instead of doing a lab experiment?
If the test was too dangerous or too big to experiment with
Between Correlation and Causation
On Tuesday Mrs Lozada won the lottery
On Tuesday it rained
CORRELATION
Which measurement is more precise:
1.236 mm or 1.2 mm
1.236 mm
Define "Critical Thinking"
THE APPLICATION OF LOGIC AND REASON TO OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
What term means: "A value written as a simple number multiplied buy a power of ten"?
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Can a Scientific Theory ever be changed? EXPLAIN
Yes - because as we get new information or have new technology we might gain more understanding into why something happens and change the theory to incorporate the new understanding.
Between model and experiment
How to test if adding baking soda to cookies makes them rise or not
EXPERIMENT
What is 3,600,000 in scientific notation?
3.6 x 10 ^6
Define "Mass"
A MEASURE OF THE QUANTITY OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT