Branches of Science
Scientific Method
Metric System
Experiments
Miscellaneous
100
This branch of science involves the study of living things.
What is Life Science?
100
This is an educated guess or a prediction that can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
100
This is the main unit of mass.
What is the gram?
100
This is the standards used to compare your results to.
What is the control?
100
Prefixes in the metric system are based on units of this.
What is ten?
200
This branch of science involves the study of chemistry and physics.
What is Physical Science?
200
This lists the steps involved in doing an experiment.
What is a procedure?
200
This is the main unit of volume.
What is a liter?
200
In an experiment only one of these can be tested at a time.
What is a variable?
200
This is the main unit of temperature.
What is degree Celsius?
300
This branch of science involves the study of the structure of the Earth and the forces that affect it.
What is Earth Science?
300
In order to analyze data you must make either of these.
What is a chart or graph?
300
This is the main unit of length.
What is a meter?
300
If I increase the temperature, then you will sweat because your body needs to get rid of the extra heat. This is an example of what.
What is a hypothesis?
300
This is an explanation of things or events based on many observations.
What is a theory?
400
This is the study of elements and matter.
What is Chemistry?
400
This is what I control in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
400
This prefix means 1000.
What is kilo?
400
In an experiment testing the effects of sunlight on the height that plant's grow, this is the independent variable.
What is the plant's height?
400
This is an interpretation of an observation.
What is an inference?
500
If a person is studying the formation of rocks they would be studying this branch of science.
What is Earth Science?
500
This is the data that is measured or observed in an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
500
This prefix means 1/100 or .01.
What is centi?
500
In an experiment that tests the effect of light on plants growth these things should be held constant. (must have two)
What is temperature, amount of soil, fertilizer, water, size of container, and location?
500
This is knowledge obtained using your senses.
What is an observation?