Term
| whats the classical deffinition of science? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| whats the modern deffinition of science? |
|
Definition
| making an observation and asking a question, performing an experiment, then finding an explanation for what you discovered |
|
|
Term
| how is science reliable knowledge? |
|
Definition
| it is constantly tested and retested |
|
|
Term
| why is science not infallible? |
|
Definition
| because at no point do scientists assume that they have arrived at a final, definite truth |
|
|
Term
| by involving both description and explanation, what does science tell us? |
|
Definition
| it tells us what happened and why it happened and this also can help us predict what else might occur in the future |
|
|
Term
| whats the scientific method? |
|
Definition
| an organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information |
|
|
Term
| what are the four steps to the scientific method? |
|
Definition
| making and observation and asking a question, making a hypothesis, performing the experiment, and drawing a conclusion |
|
|
Term
| what do we use in order to make observations? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the amount of speace something takes up |
|
|
Term
| what do observations lead to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an educated guess or explanation for an observation |
|
|
Term
| what three sections does the experiment include? |
|
Definition
| materials, procedure, variables |
|
|
Term
| whats a conclusion based on? |
|
Definition
| observations, data, test results, and calculations |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a hypothesis that has been supported in repeated experiments |
|
|
Term
| is a theory ever proven? why/why not? |
|
Definition
| no, they can be changed due to new observations or results |
|
|
Term
| what is a scientific law? |
|
Definition
| a state that summarizes the results of repeated observations or experiments |
|
|
Term
| whats a manipulated variable (MV) ? |
|
Definition
| what the scientist changes during an expiriment (addition of extra substances) |
|
|
Term
| whats the control variable? |
|
Definition
| the item lacking a manipulated variable (the plain item without the extra substances.. for example: the plain vanilla ice cream without any toppings) |
|
|
Term
| whats the dependent variable? |
|
Definition
| the observation during the experiment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the variables that never change throughout the experiment |
|
|
Term
| what are the units for density (think what the units are for mass and volume)? |
|
Definition
| density= grams/mililiters |
|
|
Term
| what is the formula for density? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| how do you find the temperature in Kelvin if it is measured in Celisius? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| what are the main suffixes in the metric system? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| suffix: gram, meter, liter |
|
|
Term
| BIG measurements -> SMALL measurements |
|
Definition
| move decimal point to the right |
|
|
Term
| SMALL measurements -> BIG measurements |
|
Definition
| move decimal point to the left |
|
|
