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The search for and the gathering of answers to questions about nature.
science
The study of the Earth and the space above it.
Earth Science
The study of water.
hydrology
The study of weather.
meteorology
The study of rocks and rock forming processes.
geology
Another term for an educated guess.
hypothesis
The first step in the scientific method.
Identify the problem or question to be solved.
True or False: A theory or law can be developed after just one experiment.
False
An explanation of why something happens.
theory
The 5 steps of the scientific method in order.
Identify the problem, state hypothesis, test the hypothesis, collect and analyze the data, state the conclusion.
The standard to which the variables are compared to. In other words, the part of the experiment where you don’t change anything.
control
The variable directly under the experimenter’s control.
Independent variable
For an experiment testing the type of fertilizer’s effect on plant growth: What variable is the plant growth?
Dependent variable
For an experiment where you measure the temperature change based on the amount of carbon dioxide in the container: The container containing no carbon dioxide would be called what?
control
For an experiment where you measure the temperature change based on the amount of carbon dioxide in the container: the carbon dioxide is which variable?
Independent variable
The type of graph that is round.
Circle or pie graph
The type of graph with columns drawn.
bar
The vertical axis.
Y-axis
Type of data that contains numbers.
quantitative
Type of data that contains categories (not numbers).
qualitative
The metric unit used to measure distance.
meter
The metric unit used to measure temperature.
Celsius
The metric unit used to measure mass.
grams
The metric unit used to measure the volume of a box.
Cubic centimeters
The density of a rock with a mass of 9 grams and a volume of 3 cubic centimeters.
3 g/cm 3
The prefix for 1000 times the base unit.
kilo
The metric prefix for 1/1000.
milli
The amount of grams in 1300 centigrams.
13
The amount of millimeters in.069 kilometers.
69,000
The amount of milliliters in 5 cubic centimeters.
5
Topic: Density
The density of a rock is 2 g/cm³, and the mass is 12 g. What is the volume?
6 cubic centimeters