Scientific Process
What is the first step of the scientific method?
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What force keeps you from floating off the Earth?
Gravity
What do plants need to make their own food?
Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
What tool do scientists use to measure earthquakes?
Seismograph
What does an engineer do?
Designs and builds solutions to problems
What is a hypothesis?
Possible answer to a question
What is friction?
A force that slows things down when they rub together
What is a food chain?
A diagram that shows how energy moves from one organism to another
What do fossils help scientists understand?
What life and environments were like long ago
What is matter?
Anything that takes up space and has mass
What is a variable in an experiment?
Something that can be changed or tested
What type of energy does a moving object have?
Kinetic Energy
What is a producer?
An organism that makes its own food (like a plant)
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation on its axis
What is a mixture (in science?) Be specific
Two or more substances combined where each keeps its own properties
What does a control group do?
Gives a comparison
What happens to the particles in matter when it is heated?
They move faster
How do animals adapt to their environment?
Through physical traits or behaviors that help them survive
What is the water cycle? Name the 4 steps
The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
What is erosion?
The movement of soil or rock by wind, water, or ice
What is a conclusion in a science investigation?
Summary of what you learned
What happens when opposite magnetic poles are near each other?
They attract
What is the job of a plant's roots?
To take in water and hold the plant in place
What causes seasons on earth?
The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the Sun
What makes an experiment FAIR?
Only one variable is changed at a time