Scientific Investigation
Data that is collected using our senses.
What is Qualitative Data?
Smallest unit of matter
What is an Atom?
Thin wispy clouds. Fair weather but precipitation is coming soon.
What are cirrus clouds?
The weather tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
The "I change" variable. What we change on purpose.
What is an independent variable?
Anything that takes up space and has mass.
This tool is used to tell us in which direction the wind blows.
What is a wind vane?
The amount of space something takes up
What is mass?
What is a tape measure or ruler used to measure?
What is length?
Parts can easily be separated
What is a mixture?
Smooth gray clouds that cover the whole sky.
What are stratus clouds?
Fluffy white clouds with flat bottoms that usually mean fair weather
What are cumulus clouds?
Used to measure volume.
What is a graduated cylinder or beaker?
Even mixture. One part is dissolved in another.
What is a solution?
Measures the humidity level
What is a hygrometer?
Weather tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
A conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge.
What is an inference?
Sugar water, salt water, and lemonade are all examples of...
What is a solution?
What is the difference between WEATHER and CLIMATE?
Weather is the current state of the atmosphere in a certain place, climate is the average weather of a location over a long period of time.
An educated guess made before an experiment
What is an hypothesis?