Introduction to Science
What is Science?
Investigation and exploration of natural events
Smallest unit into which matter can be divided that still represents an element.
The Atom
What is matter?
Matter is everything that has mass and takes up space
What happens with kinetic and potential energy when a substance changes from solid to liquid?
They increase
What is the teacher's full name?
Claudia Canales Gracián
What is Physics?
The study of matter, its composition, its motion and behavior through space and time.
A particle with one negative charge (-1)
Electron
What is the only substance on Earth that can be found in the 3 states of matter under natural conditions?
Water
When you heat water in a pan, how is the thermal energy being transferred?
By conduction
What's celebrated on November 20th in Mexico?
What are the branches of Science? Mention 1 example of each branch
1. Life Science: Biology, Ecology, Zoology.
2. Physical Science: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy.
3. Earth Science: Geology, Meteorology, Paleontology.
What particles can be found in the nucleus of an Atom?
Protons and neutrons
What is vapor?
The gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid at room temperature
How can thermal energy be transferred?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Name the 3 most recent presidents of Mexico
Actual: Andrés Manuel López Obrador
2012-2018: Enrique Peña Nieto
2006-2012: Felipe Calderón
Possible explanation for an observation that can be testes by scientific investigations.
Hypothesis
Scientist who discovered that most of the atom's mass and positive charge is concentrated in a small area in the center, called nucleus.
The change from gas to solid without passing through the liquid state is called:
Deposition or crystallization
The average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material
Temperature
How many dots appear on a pair of dice?
42
List, in the correct order, the Steps of the Scientific Method:
1. Observation
2. Ask a question
3. Research
4. Prediction
5. Hypothesis
6. Experiment
7. Analyze results
8. Conclusion
9. Communicate results
Scientist who proposed that the electrons move in circular orbits, or levels of energy.
Niels Bohr
The uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid
Surface tension
How can you convert Celsius to Kelvin degrees?
By adding 273.15
K=°C+273.15
What is acrophobia a fear of?
Intense fear of heights