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The Scientific Method
Famous Scientists
Matter
Calculations
Scientific Tools
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A possible explanation that can be tested with an experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
100
He created the most widely used natural laws regarding physics.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
100
The measurement of the amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
100
length x width x height
What is volume?
100
This is the tool used to measure distance.
What is a ruler (or a meterstick)?
200
A controlled test to determine if a hypothesis is supported or refuted.
What is an experiment?
200
He made the discoveries that proved the Earth was not the center of the universe.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
200
Name the three phases of matter.
What are solid, liquid, and gas?
200
distance / time
What is speed (or velocity)?
200
This tool is used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
300
A factor that affects how a system works.
What is a variable?
300
He proposed that the planets orbit the sun.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
300
The science that studies the different kinds of matter.
What is chemistry?
300
mass / volume
What is density?
300
This is the tool used to measure time in a lab.
What is a stopwatch?
OR
What is a timer?
400
Measurements collected during an experiment.
What is data?
400
He discovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Who is Edwin Hubble?
400
Characteristics of matter that can be seen through direct observations such as density, melting point, and boiling point.
What are physical properties?
400
force / mass
What is acceleration?
400
Liquid volumes can be measured using this tool.
What is a graduated cylinder?
500
A visual way to represent data.
What is a graph?
500
He proposed the concept of energy levels for electrons inside atoms.
Who is Niels Bohr?
500
This is the transformation of one kind of matter into another kind which may have different properties.
What is a chemical change?
500
mass x gravity
What is weight?
500
Mass is measured with this tool.
What is a balance?