Scientific Method
Good scientists are constantly making ____ about the world around them.
What are observations.
Sound _____ are vibrating molecules traveling through the air to your eardrums.
What are waves.
Name the three main parts of the human ear.
What is the outer, middle and inner.
This is the "boss" of the central nervous system.
What is the brain.
This is the name of the Doctor that hosts the show.
What is Dr Gordon.
Asking ______ is one of the first steps of the scientific method.
What is questions.
Pitch is how ____ or high the sound is when you hear it.
What is low.
The tiny piece of skin that separates the outer ear from the middle ear.
What is the eardrum.
This is the largest part of the brain.
What is the cerebrum.
The host of the show is this type of doctor.
What is a biologist.
This is the testable statement or prediction that reflects the question asked by the scientist.
What is the hypothesis.
Sound travels faster in this type of weather.
What is hot weather.
This is the seashell shaped part of the inner ear responsible for transforming vibrations into nerve signals.
What is the cochlea.
This is the part of our brain that triggers emotional responses.
What is the amygdala.
This type of animal is the nemesis of the African lion.
What is the hyena.
This type of data is descriptive and NOT tied to numbers.
What is qualitative data.
When airplanes or jets break the sound barrier, you hear this sound.
What is a sonic boom.
This is the nerve that carries information about sound to our brain.
What is the auditory nerve.
These are automatic, involuntary responses that occur in response to a stimulus.
What are reflexes.
This type of mammal is referred to as "The Mafia" and "The Widowmaker", sporting a large bone helmet with large horns.
What is the Cape Buffalo.
In an experiment, this is the group with NO independent variable.
What is the control group.
Sound does not travel in a vacuum because of this reason.
There is no matter.
These _________ canals are tiny tubes that help you keep your balance.
What are semicircular canals.
This is the type of reflex we demonstrated with the reflex hammer in class on your knee.
What is a deep tendon reflex.
This type of bird is known for stomping their prey to death and swallowing it whole.