Scientific Method
The first step of the Scientific Method
What is ask a question?
The lab tool used to measure mass
What is the triple beam balance?
Volume of a book that is 30 mm tall, 10 mm wide, and 5 mm thick? (with CORRECT units!)
What is 1500 mm^3?
A football player wants to know if they could throw a football further if they lifted heavier weights. What is the IV?
amount of weight lifted
Property that tells how much matter is in an object
What is mass?
The variable the scientists changes in an experiment
What is the independent variable?
The tool used to measure the the volume of regular solids
What is the metric ruler?
Metric unit used for length
What is the meter?
A football player wants to know if they could throw a football further if they lifted heavier weights. What is the DV?
Distance ball travel
Word used to describe the following data points: 3 cm, 5 N, and 35 °C
What is quantitative data?
The repeated times an experiment is performed
What are trials?
property of matter measured by a spring scale
What measures weight?
Metric unit used for mass
What is grams?
A football player wants to know if they could throw a football further if they lifted heavier weights. Name TWO constants you would want while conducting your experiment.
same player, same ball, same gloves
What is the formula for density?
The variable that changes based on what the scientists changes; the variable that is measured
What is the dependent variable?
The lab tool used to measure liquid volume but is less accurate then a graduated cylinder
What is a beaker?
King Henry Died By drinking chocolate milk
Raekwon wanted to see which brand of toothpaste made teeth the cleanest. Everyday, he brushed his teeth with a different brand of toothpaste and then took a plaque test to see how much plaque was left. What is the IV?
What is brand of toothpaste?
T or F: An object with a density of 0.56 g/mL will float in water.
What is TRUE?
The step after formulating a hypothesis in the scientific method
What is test the hypothesis/perform experiment?
What is a graduated cylinder?
The number of centigrams in 0.03 grams?
What is 3 cg?
Raekwon wanted to see which brand of toothpaste made teeth the cleanest. Everyday, he brushed his teeth with a different brand of toothpaste and then took a plaque test to see how much plaque was left. What is the DV?
What is amount of plaque left on teeth?
Name given to describe how close two or more measurements are to each other
What is precision?