Science vs Engineering
The first step in the scientific process
What is asking a question?
The name of the tool used for measuring mass in science class.
What is a triple-beam balance?
The base unit of length.
What is a meter?
The group in an experiment that you are manipulating or changing.
What is an experimental group?
The definition of density.
What is the mass of an object contained in a given volume?
The process that involves testing with an experiment.
What is the scientific process?
The name of the tool used for accurately measuring volume.
What is a graduated cylinder?
The base unit for volume.
What is a liter?
The group in an experiment that remains completely unchanged.
What is a control group?
A unit of density.
What is g/mL?
The process that involves creating a prototype.
What is the engineering design process?
The unit that a triple-beam balance uses to measure mass.
What is a gram?
The prefix that is 100x smaller than the base unit.
What is the prefix centi-?
The name of the variable that you change or manipulate in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
The two tools we used in class to find the density of an object.
What is a triple-beam balance and a graduated cylinder?
The process that is used to create a solution to a problem.
What is the engineering design process?
The name of the curved surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder.
What is the meniscus?
The number of centimeters (cm) in 3 meters (m).
What is 300 cm?
The name of the variable that you are measuring in an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
The equation for finding density.
What is Density = Mass / Volume (d=m/v)?
The process that is used to answer a question.
What is the scientific process?
The correct place to read the volume in a graduated cylinder.
What is the bottom of the meniscus (curved surface of liquid)?
The number of meters (m) in 12.5 kilometers (km).
What is 12,500 m?
The number of independent variables a good experiment should have.
What is 1 independent variable?
The density of an object that has a mass 100g and a volume of 25mL.
What is 4g/mL?