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Scientific Inquiry
Unit Conversions
Sig Figs
Vocabulary
Branches of Science
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What is the first step of the Scientific Inquiry?
Ask a question (or make an observation)
100
Convert 32.1 km to m
32100.0 m
100
Are non-zero numbers significant? Yes or No.
Yes.
100
What is an educated guess or one possible answer to a question?
Hypothesis
100
How many branches of science are there?
3
200
What is the last step of the Scientific Inquiry?
Share/communicate results
200
What are the three base units?
gram (g) liter (L) meter (m)
200
Do zeros at the BEGINNING count?
No.
200
What is using your senses to gather information about something?
Observation
200
What branch of science deals with rocks, soil, water, clouds, lava, mountains...etc?
Earth science
300
What do scientists usually do when they finish an experiment? (HINT: How do we make sure that our results are accurate?)
Repeat the experiment.
300
Convert 68.0 mm to km
0.000068 km
300
Do zeros at the END count?
Yes
300
When doing an experiment, what is the thing you MEASURE?
Dependent variable
300
What branch of science deals with chemistry, matter, and energy?
Physical
400
The Scientific Inquiry is used to help scientists come up with the answers to their questions, T or F?
True
400
Convert 5000.0 mL to L
5 L
400
Do zeros in the middle (Oreo cookie zeros) count?
Yes.
400
When doing an experiment, what is the variable you are TESTING?
Independent variable
400
What branch of science deals with plants, animals, people, bacteria...etc?
Life science
500
What do you do after you form a hypothesis?
Do an experiment/ test your hypothesis
500
From the base, if you move to the left do the units get bigger or smaller?
Bigger to the left, smaller to the right.
500
How many sig figs are there in the number 0.0030430
5
500
What is a set of steps that help scientists to answer questions?
Scientific Inquiry
500
What branch of science deals with space, light, sound waves, and electricity?
Physical science