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Scientific Process
Fields of Science/Process
Light/Waves/Rays
Variables/Data
Bonus Category
100
They need to see if they get the same results each time.
What is the reason scientists conduct multiple trials of their experiments?
100
a Botanists
What is a scientist that studies plants?
100
Refraction
What is the bending of light rays as they enter a new medium?
100
The result of changes to the test (independent) variable.
What is the dependent variable (outcome variable).
100
Thermal energy
What is the total energy of all particles in a substance?
200
Making a guess, based on your observations.
What is an inference?
200
a Volcanologist.
What is a scientist that studies Volcanoes?
200
The measurement from the peak of one wave to the peak of the next.
What is wavelength?
200
The normal or unchanged group in a controlled experiment.
What is the Control Group?
200
Energy can not be created or destroyed but it can change forms.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
300
Graphs can reveal patterns or trends in data.
What is a way graphs help you interpret data?
300
Modeling
What is a representation of a complex process?
300
As frequency increases, wavelength decreases.
What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?
400
Observations that deal with descriptions that can be expressed in numbers.
What is a Quantitative observation?
400
Widely used unit of measure that makes it easy to share data.
What is the International System of Units (Metric system)
400
The color of the substance. (in reference to sounds)
What does not affect the speed of sound?
400
Organize into charts and graphs.
What is a good way to analyze date?
400
Digestion of food
What is an example of chemical energy?
500
Independent variable (test variable)
What is a variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis?
500
Drawing a network diagram to represent traffic flow.
What is an example of using a model.
500
White
What is the color that reflects almost all of the light that strikes it?
500
Independent Variable.
What is the variable purposefully changed by the scientist?
500
Particles speed up.
What is the result of adding energy to a substance?