The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations.
What is science?
100
Tests how one factor affects another.
What is a controlled experiment?
100
Possible explanations for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
What are hypotheses?
100
An internationally accepted system of measurement, and is based on multiples of 10.
What is the International System of Units?
100
A description of how similar or close repeated measurements are to each other.
What is precision?
200
A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.
What is an inference?
200
Uses words to describe what is observed
What is qualitative data?
200
A law that describes a repeatable pattern in nature.
What is scientific law?
200
Prefix for .001
What is milli-?
200
A description of how close a measurement is to an accepted value.
What is accuracy?
300
The results of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking notes of what occurs.
What is an observation?
300
Uses numbers to describe what is observed
What is quantitative data?
300
An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observation and investigations.
What is scientific theory?
300
Prefix for .01
What is centi-?
300
Expression of error as a percentage of the accepted value.
What is percent error?
400
A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
What is a hypothesis?
400
A process that uses a variety of skills and tools to answer a question or to test ideas.
What is scientific inquiry (duh)?
400
Science journal articles, speaking at science conferences, and exchanging information on the Internet.
What are ways scientists can communicate their results?
400
Prefix for 10
What is deka-?
400
The three branches of science and what they study.
What are:
Physical science- Which studies matter and energy
Earth science- Which studies the processes of Earth
Life science- Which studies all organisms and the processes that occur within them
500
A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
What is a prediction?
500
All steps (in order) of scientific inquiry
What are:
1) Figure out the problem
2) Research
3) Hypothesis
4) Experiment
5) Analyze results
6) Conclusion
500
Comparing what you know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it.