Notes Notes Cont. Microscopes Metric System Misc. 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25

What does Science mean = to know 5

asking questions about observations in nature and actively seeking answers 10 -Inquiry

Statement that forecasts what would happen in a test situation if the hypothesis were true Prediction 15

science that describes natural structures or processes as accurately as possible through careful observation and data collection . Discovery Science - 20

an organized approach to help understand how the natural world works . Scientific method or Hypothesis-Based Science - 25

. Act of perceiving a natural occurrence that creates questions Observation - 5

Used to answer question(s) by proposing an explanation ? -Hypothesis 10

a group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group ? Control group - 15

– the group that contains the independent variable ? Experimental group - 20

– the factor that is manipulated ? Independent Variable - 25

piece of glass that has been shaped to bend light Lens 5

Each has a different magnification ? objective lens - 10

Ocular x Objective = ? Total magnification - 15

. As magnification increases, what happens resolution decreases - 20

why does a microscope stay in focus as objective lenses are changed . -Parfocal – 25

(the international system of units) ? Metric System - 5

amount of matter an object has . Mass- 10

amount of matter + pull of gravity ? Weight- 15

measure of distance between two points . Length- 20

amount of space an object takes up ? Volume- 25

Name this piece of glassware -Erlenmeyer Flask 5

Area of light that is seen when looking through a microscope ? Field of view - 10

This August and July have tied for what honor? The hottest months ever recorded- 15

Name #6 -Projection Lens 20

What kind of fish am I holding? 25 Spanish Mackerel-