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Scientific Method
Experimental Design
Measurement
Graphing
Grab Bag
100
a prediction of how the experiment will go
What is a hypothesis?
100
the variable that is being manipulated by the experimenter.
What is the independent variable?
100
the system of measurement used by scientists and most countries across the world
What is the metric system?
100
the three types of graphs
What is line, bar, pie?
100
how much space object takes up is _____________
What is volume?
200
using your senses, you make this... it is the first step of the scientific method
What is an observation?
200
something that remains the same throughout an experiment
What is a constant?
200
the base unit for volume in the metric system
What is the liter?
200
the type of graph you would use when graphing parts out of a whole or percentages
What is a pie graph?
200
how "tightly packed" matter is in an object
What is density?
300
carrying out a procedure to help support or not support the hypothesis is called a _________________.
What is an experiment or testing the hypothesis?
300
the IV and DV in the following example: If I put higher voltage batteries in my flashlight, the light will be brighter.
What is IV = battery voltage, DV= flashlight brightness?
300
how you would measure the volume of an irregular object
What is water displacement?
300
the type of graph you would use when you are graphing counted data of different groups, to compare them
What is a bar graph?
300
the formula for density
What is D = M/V?
400
the step where you explain what your data means (the big picture) and say whether the hypothesis was supported or not.
What is a conclusion?
400
the group that DOES NOT receive the treatment, and is used for comparison.
What is the control group?
400
how you would measure the volume of a cube
What is l x w x h?
400
where the variables go on a graph. X axis has the _____________variable and Y axis has the _______________ variable
What is independent, and dependent?
400
when throwing a small object into a cup of water, the object sunk to the bottom. why?
What is the object is more dense than the water?
500
the steps of the scientific method in order.
What is observation --> question --> hypothesis --> test hypothesis --> analyze results --> draw conclusions?
500
IV, DV, and 1 constant in the following example: Your score on a test depends on how much you spend studying.
What is IV = time spent studying, DV = score on test, Constant = subject being studied, method of studying
500
the variable a triple beam balance measures and the correct unit for this tool.
What is mass and grams?
500
five major parts of a good graph
What is title, IV, DV, scale, and legend?
500
how the density of a cube of gold will change if you cut the cube in half
What is it won't change?