Scientific Inquiry
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is asking a question?
What do we call a statement that can be tested?
What is a hypothesis?
What is the main source of energy for Earth?
What is the Sun?
What is matter?
What is anything that has mass and takes up space?
What are the three states of matter?
What are solid, liquid, and gas?
What do scientists use to test their hypotheses?
What is an experiment?
What is a scientific theory?
What is an explanation based on many observations and experiments?
What do we call the layers of gases surrounding Earth?
What is the atmosphere?
How can you change the state of matter from solid to liquid?
What is by adding heat?
What happens during a chemical change?
What is one or more substances are transformed into different substances?
How can you make a fair test?
What is keeping all variables the same except for one?
Describe what peer review is
What is the process where scientists evaluate each other's work?
What is erosion?
What is the process of wearing away rocks and soil?
What is the term for a push or pull on an object?
What is a force?
What is an atom?
What is the smallest unit of an element?
What is a conclusion?
What is a summary of what you learned from an experiment?
Why do scientists publish their findings?
What is to share knowledge and allow others to replicate studies?
Name one way humans can impact the environment.
What is pollution?
What is the law of conservation of mass?
What is mass cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction?
What is a mixture?
What is a combination of two or more substances that retain their individual properties?
Why is it important to repeat experiments?
What is to verify results and ensure accuracy?
What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?
What is qualitative data describes qualities, while quantitative data involves numbers?
What is the water cycle?
What is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?
Explain how temperature affects the movement of particles in a substance.
What is higher temperatures increase particle movement and energy?
How does temperature affect solubility?
What is higher temperatures usually increase the solubility of solids in liquids?