Science Methods
An explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed.
What is inference?
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
What is Weather?
A natural object that orbits a planet.
What is a moon?
Force of attraction for iron and certain other metals.
What is magnetism?
The unit of measure for volume?
What is liter?
A term used to described the certainty of data or results of an experiment.
What is reliable?
A form of water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
What is precipitation?
The Sun, planets, and objects that orbit the Sun.
What is the Solar System?
A change that alters the composition of a substance altogether.
What is chemical change?
The measure of heat energy in a substance.
What is temperature?
A statement that interprets the data.
What are results?
A property used to describe the surfaces of minerals as they break apart.
What is Cleavage?
The small, rocky planets having a few moons.
What are Inner Planets?
The amount of matter in an object?
What is mass?
An instrument used to measure volume.
What a graduated cylinder?
Routine used to guide a science investigation from beginning to end.
What is the Scientific Method?
The loose top layer of the Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter.
What is soil?
A unit of measure used to describe the distance in space.
What are Light Years?
When particles in a suspension settle at the bottom of a fluid?
National system of measurement like meters, liters, grams.
What is the Metric System?
The group in the investigation that remains unchanged.
What is Control Group?
Nonrenewable resources like coal, oil, and natural resources.
What are fossil fuels?
When the amount of sunlight reflected on the moon's surface increases.
What is Waxing?
A material used to reduce or prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound.
What is insulator?
The distance traveled in a given amount of time.
What is speed?