Nature of Science Process Skills
What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
An observation is using your five senses, while an inference is making a statement from your observation.
What are the six forms of energy?
Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Light, Heat, and Sound.
____ energy is stored and ____ energy is released
Potential, Kinetic
Ms. Overstreet wanted to collect data the weight of her coffee cups. What tool should she use to get the most accurate data?
A) Hand Lens
B) Balance Scale
C) Sieve
D) Pick it up with her hands and guess
B) Balance Scale
What are the three forms of forces?
Gravity, Friction and Magmatism.
What is the difference between an investigation and an experiment?
Investigating is when you are collecting data. An experiment is when you are collecting data AND have different variables.
Mr. Gore's phone needed to be charged. He plugs it into the outlet but it did not work. He noticed that the wire had a cut in it. What should Mr. Gore used in order to fix the wire?
A) Aluminum Foil
B) A Rubber Band
C) Plastic Wrap
D) Wooden Stick
A) Aluminum Foil
True or False
The more friction an object has to further it will go.
False
Which is an opinion?
A) P.E. is usually outside when we need space to run
B) There are ants outside during P.E.
C) P.E. is boring because all we do is run.
C
Ms. Paulding and Ms.Overstreet was helping Mr.Gore move boxes with Math textbooks. They are pushing the boxes on a smooth surface.
Ms.Paulding's box:70 kg
Ms.Overstreets box: 75kg
Mr. Gore's box: 10 kg
Who had to use more force when pushing their box?
Ms. Overstreet because she had to use more force because her box weighed more.