scientific investigations
an educational prediction that can be tested
what is a hypothesis
what is a proton
describe the difference between a balanced and an unbalanced force
an unbalanced force has a net force in one direction. balanced forces cancel each other out so there is no acting net force.
this type of energy is the energy stored in chemical bonds
what is chemical energy
this storm on jupiter
what is the great red spot
what is compare and contrast a theory and a law
if you burn a piece of paper, is there more or less mass than what you started with?
The same, mass is conserved
what is the force that attracts masses together
what is gravity
what 2 factors influence the amount of potential energy of an object
what is mass and height
earth is the only planet to known to support
what is life
a variable that you can change in an experiment on purpose
this happens at the vaporization point (boiling point) of a substance
what is a substance changing from a liquid to a gas
what is the name of the upward force exerted on a boat in the water
what is buoyancy
your bumper car hits your friends bumper car, causing them to move forward. what kind of energy was experienced
list the planets in order from closest to farthest relative to the sun
what is mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
a conclusion
how many known elements are there
118
what does a feather drift back and forth as it falls
what is air resistance
what kind of heat transfer happens in a microwave
what is radiation
how does the moons gravity affect water on earth
what is the moons gravity pulls on earth, causing tides
you place a paper clip in a cup of soda and it sinks. which is denser - the paper clip or the soda? bonus points: would the paper clip most likely have a density of 2.8, 1.0, or 0.3 g/mL?
if the atomic number of an element is 6 and the atomic mass is 15, how many neutrons are present?
what is 9 neutrons, (15-6=9)
centripetal force always points towards the ------ of the circular path of motion
what is center
what are the kind of waves you use to warm up your food
what is a microwave
how did copernicus's and galileos studies change the model of the solar system
what is they placed the sun at the center of the solar system