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Scientific Method
Observation vs. Inference
Matter
Volume
Density
100
One of the factors that can change in an experiment.
What is a variable?
100
Using one or more of your 5 senses to gather information.
What is an observation?
100
The number of particles in an object.
What is mass?
100
The amount of space an object takes up.
What is volume?
100
The formula for density.
What is D=M/V?
200
The factor that is manipulated or changed in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
200
Information that is hard to measure, count, or describe in numbers.
What is qualitative data?
200
An electronic scale or triple beam balance is used to measure this.
What is mass?
200
The formula for volume.
What is L x W x H?
200
The units of measurement for measuring density?
What are g/ml or g/cm3?
300
The factor that is measured to see the effect.
What is dependent variable?
300
Information that can be expressed using numbers: something that can be counted or measured.
What is quantitative data?
300
The basic unit of mass in the metric system.
What is grams?
300
The processed used to find the volume of an irregular shaped object like a rock.
What is water displacement?
300
The amount of mass (matter) in a given volume(space).
What is Density?
400
Factors that remain the same and are used for comparison.
What is a control or controlled variable?
400
Logical conclusions about our observations.
What is an inference?
400
A measure of the gravitational force on an object.
What is weight?
400
The density of water.
What is 1 g/mL?
400
Objects with a density greater than one will do this when placed in water.
What is sink?
500
Possible explanation for a set of observations.
What is hypothesis?
500
What type of data are temperature, mass, and length?
What is quantitative data?
500
The basic unit of weight in the metric system.
What is a Newton (N)?
500
The instrument used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is a graduated cylinder?
500
Calculate the density of a brick if the mass is 100g and the volume is 50 cm3.
What is 2 g/cm3?