The Scientific Method Do You Measure Up? The Game Of Life Energy Physics 101
2 Something that is different in an experiment.
3 What is… Variable (You only want one of these in an experiment)
4 An educated statement of what you expect will happen
5 What is… Hypothesis
6 Must be repeated over and over to be credible
7 What is …. A Scientific Explanation
8 Shows something that is either too big or too small to be seen
9 What is… a Model
10 The results of an experiment
11 What is… Conclusion
12 Anything that has mass and takes up space
13 What is… Matter
14 Measured using a balance scale; not dependent upon gravity
15 What is… Mass
16 Measured on a spring scale; a measure of the pull of gravity on an object
17 What is… Weight
18 The amount of space an object takes up
19 What is … Volume
20 Measurement that allows us to know how tightly packed the particles in an object are
21 What is … Density
22 Traits that plants and animals receive from their parents
23 What are …. Inherited traits
24 Behaviors that are a result of the influences from the environment
25 What are … Learned Behaviors
26 Characteristics that help an organism to survive in its environment
27 What are… Adaptations
28 Change
29 What is … Metamorphosis
30 An organism’s job, or role, in an ecosystem
31 What is… Niche
32 The lights in your house or the light that your television puts out
33 What is … Light Energy
34 Requires a complete circuit in order to get a flow of electrons
35 What is … Electrical Energy
36 Your vocal cords, a drum, or a bell produce …
37 What is … Sound Energy
38 Electromagnet
39 What is … produces magnetic effects when hooked up to an electrical circuit
40 Causes sound to occur
41 What is… Vibration
42 Lets you know if a substance is a solid, liquid, or gas, and whether or not it is a conductor of heat, electricity, or sound
43 What are… Physical Properties
44 Method for separating a saltwater solution
45 What is … Evaporation
46 Tool used to separate iron filings and sand
47 What is … a Magnet
48 Force that opposes (stops) movement; occurs when objects rub against each other
49 What is … Friction
50 Force that pulls objects to the center of the Earth and keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun
51 What is … Gravity