Nature of Science
Scientific Method
Measurement
Observations/inferences
Mix Up
100

What is science?

A system of knowledge & methods used to find knowledge

100
What are the steps/process that scientists use to solve problems?

Scientific Method

100

What is our unit for length? 

Meters

100

This is the gathering of information using our five senses

Observation

100

What is the unit for mass?

grams
200

A well substantiated explanantion of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observatons & experiments is called?

A scientific theory.

200

What is the fourth step of the scientific method?

analyze data

200

How do you calculate area? 

Length X Width

200

There are two types of observations, what are they? 

Qualitative & Quantitative

200

To find the volume of a liquid what tool do you use?

Graduated Cylinder

300

This is a statement that is based on repeated experimental observations that describe some apect of the universe.

Scientific Law
300

What is the third step of the scientific method?

Experiment

300

How do you calculate volume?

Length X Width X Height

300

This an explanantion for an observation you have made.

Inference

300

What are the types of graphs used in science?

Bar, Line, Pie

400

What are three tools that scientists use to solve problems?

Prior knowledge, trial & error, models/scales, scientific method, observations, or technology

400

This is an educated guess

Hypothesis

400

What is the unit for area? 

meters squared (m2)

400

What is a qualitative observation/data?

Observations/data that describe something we observe

400
The road is long is an example of what type of observation?

Qualitative

500

What is a dependent varible? 

It is the varible in the lab that is changing do to the change we made to the independent varible. It is what we measure in the experiment. 

500

List all five steps of the scientific method in proper order.

1.) Problem/Question

2.) Hypothesis

3.) Experiment

4.) Analyze Data

5.) Conclusion

500

There are two units for volume, what are they? 

ml or meters cubed (m3)

500

What is a quantitative observation/data

an observation that measures what we observed. It contains numbers

500

What is an independent varible? 

The independent varible is the varible in the lab we are changing/testing.