Methods of Science
Standards of Measurement
Hodge Podge
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
100
The first step iofthe scientific method.
What is state the problem?
100
A system of measurement universally accepted and understood by scientists throughout the world.
What is the International System of Units or S.I.?
100
This is equal to to 1 milliliter.
What is a cubic centimeter?
100
The amount of space that matter occupies.
What is volume?
100
Information obtained directly from the senses.
What is observation?
200
The second step of the scientific method.
What is gather information?
200
This unit measures length.
What is the meter?
200
An organized set of investigation procedures.
What is the scientific method?
200
Mathematical shorthand based on a power of 10.
What is scientific notation?
200
The study of Earth's systems and setting in the Universe.
What is Earth Science?
300
The third step of the scientific method.
What is form a hypothesis?
300
This unit measures Mass.
What is the kilogram?
300
A visual display of data.
What is a graph?
300
Mass per unit volume of a material.
What is density?
300
A conclusion based on observations and experiences; an interpretation.
What is an inference?
400
The fourth step of the scientific method.
What is experiment/test the hypothesis?
400
This unit measures time.
What is a second?
400
A type of graph that shows how a relationship between two variables changes over time.
What is a line graph?
400
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
400
A mathematical method of comparing a measurement with the commonly accepted value for that measurement.
What is percent deviation?
500
The fifth and final steps of the scientific method.
What analyze data and draw conclusions?
500
This unit measures volume.
What is the liter?
500
This type of graph is used to show how an entire quantity is divided into several parts, as well as the comparison between these parts.
What is a pie graph, or circle graph?
500
A grid on which each location has a unique designation defined by the intersecting of two lines.
What is a coordinate system?
500
An educated guess using what you know and what you observe.
What is a hypothesis?