Vocabulary
Scientific Method
Graphing
Metric System
Grab Bag
100
A visual display of information or data?
What is a graph
100
The step that tests the hypothesis?
What is an experiment
100
Name three things that every graph must have.
Title, x and y labeled, indepenedent variable, dependent variable, data, evenly spaced numbering on both axises, and a Key if there is more than one data set.
100
What units would you use to measure the LENGTH of a basketball court?
What is meters.
100
What metric unit is kg the abbreviation for?
What is the kilogram
200
A educated guess that you can test?
What is a hypothesis
200
You do this first when following the steps in the scientific method?
What is state the problem
200
On which axis would you find the dependent variable?
What is the Y axis.
200
Name the unit prefixes in order from largest to smallest. Remember: King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, base, deci, centi, milli
200
Convert: 1000mg= ____________g
What is 1g
300
The factor in an experiment that is changed by the experimenter is the?
What is independent variable
300
After you have stated the problem, what do you do?
What is gather the information
300
What is a line graph usually used for?
To show changes over time.
300
What is the base unit for measureing VOLUME in the metric system?
What is the Liter
300
An explanation based on many observations supported by experimental results?
What is a theory
400
The amount of space occupied by an object?
What is volume
400
In which part of the scientific method do we look at our data and information we have collected and organizing it?
What is analyze data
400
What do all the percentages on a pie chart add up to?
What is 100%
400
Convert 200 m to km
What is .2
400
In a pie graph, the quanity is usually represented by?
What is a percentage
500
An independent variable in an experiment may cause a change in the?
What is dependent variable
500
What are the steps in order of the Scientific Method? (6 steps)
What is: state the problem, gather information, form a hypothesis, Test the hypothesis (experiment), analyze data, draw conclusions
500
The type of graph used is based on?
What is conclusions you want to identify
500
What are the three steps to converting metric units?
1. determine starting location 2. Figure out how many jumps it takes to get from start to finish. 3. move your decimal the same number of jumps in the same direction as you moved on your ladder.
500
What is the scientific method?
The steps we use to answer scientific questions or problems