Science Terms
States of Matter
Weather Systems
Sustainability
Fun Facts
100

The scientific term for an idea that you will test in attempt to prove it.

What is a hypothesis?

100

The three states of matter.

What is solid, liquid, and gas?

100

The short term state of the atmosphere.

What is weather?

100

The significant variation of weather patterns over several decades or longer.

What is climate change?

100

Mrs. Baxter just moved here from this province.

What is Ontario?

200

Data that is measurable, countable and numbers-based.

What is quantitative?

200

The boiling point of water.

What is 100 degrees Celsius?

200

The long term state of the atmosphere.

What is climate?

200

Gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat are called ...

What are greenhouse gases?
200

Mrs. Baxter has two of this kind of pet.

What are cats?

300

Data that is descriptive, relating to language and interpretation-based.

What is qualitative?

300

The freezing point of water.

What is 0 degrees Celsius?

300

The scientific study of weather and climate.

What is meteorology? 

300

The process by which gases in the atmosphere are changing the overall temperature of the earth.

What is global warming?

300

Mrs. Baxter taught this grade level last year. 

What is grade 2/3?

400
The element of an experiment that is unchanged or unaffected by other variables.

What is the control?

400

The term for the transformation from solid to liquid.

What is melting? 

400

The measurement of air pressure in the atmosphere.

What is barometric pressure?

400

The variety of life in the world, or a particular ecosystem.

What is biodiversity?

400

Mrs. Baxter also teaches this subject at Bayside.

What is French?

500

The variable that represents the change made in an experiment.

What is independent?

500

The term for the transformation from gas to liquid.

What is condensation?

500

The land and rock of the earth is referred to as ...

What is the geosphere?
500

Loss of habitat, increase of greenhouse gases and loss of biodiversity are caused by ...

What is deforestation?
500

When Mrs. Baxter arrived in Saint John.

What is two days ago?

600

The variable that represents the effect of an experiment.

What is the dependent?

600

Energy cannot be created or destroyed instead it must be... 

What is converted or transformed?

600

The living creatures of the earth are referred to as ...

What is the biosphere?
600

The ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to climate.

What is climate resilience?

600

Mrs. Baxter is most excited to do this in science class.

What is experiments?