Chapter 1 Vocab

Question 1

GPS

Answer 1

Global Positioning System, a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where you are and to give you directions to other places

Question 2

Hygrometer

Answer 2

An instrument that measures the percentage of water vapor in the air

Question 3

Bias

Answer 3

Personal opinion that may affect experiment results; prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually unfair

Question 4

Ethics

Answer 4

Deals with moral values about what is good or bad; a system of moral principals. These problems cannot be solved using scientific method

Question 5

Scientific Law

Answer 5

A rule that describes the behavior of something in nature, usually without explaining why the behavior occurs. Stands the test of time, often without change confirmed over and over

Question 6

Control

Answer 6

A standard to which results can be compared; the same experiment done with the same variables, except it omits the independent variable

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

Different factors that can change in an experiment; something that can change or “vary” in a situation

Question 8

Constant

Answer 8

Variables that do not change in an experiment

Question 9

Transferable technology

Answer 9

Technology that can be applied to new situations, other than what it was originally designed for.

Question 10

Technology

Answer 10

Use of scientific discoveries for practical purposes such as making pottery or extracting metals from rocks, use of knowledge to make products or tools.

Question 11

Thermometer

Answer 11

An instrument that measures temperature.

Question 12

Conclusion

Answer 12

Summarizes the test, tells the whether the hypothesis was correct or not; A judgment or decision reached by reasoning; The result or outcome of the tests

Question 13

Weather Bureau

Answer 13

Formerly an agency responsible for gathering and interpreting data for weather study and forecasts. It was renamed the National Weather Service in 1970 when it became part of the National Oceanic & Atmosphere Administration (NOAA)

Question 14

Scientific theory

Answer 14

An explanation or model backed by results obtained from many tests or experiments; uses many observations and has loads of experimental evidence

Question 15

Anemometer

Answer 15

An instrument that measures wind speed

Question 16

Joseph Henry

Answer 16

An American scientist who served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian institution in 1850. He was the first person to draw and compile weather maps

Question 17

Earth science

Answer 17

The study of Earth and space

Question 18

Hypothesis

Answer 18

An educated guess about a possible solution to a mystery; prediction or statement that can be tested; A reasonable or educated guess; what a scientist things will happen in an experiment.

Question 19

Experiment

Answer 19

A scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn about something

Question 20

Barometer

Answer 20

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

Question 21

NOAA

Answer 21

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; A science-based agency of the United States federal government responsible for monitoring and preserving our climate and our environment.

Question 22

Fraud

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Opposite of ethical behavior, includes making up data, changing experiment results, or taking credit for others work.

Question 23

Scientific method

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A problem-solving procedure that follows steps to draw a conclusion, It includes identifying a problem, gathering information, making hypotheses, testing the hypotheses, analyzing the results, and drawing conclusions.

Question 24

Science

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A process of observing, studying, and thinking about things to gain knowledge to better understand the world.

Question 25

Dependent variable

Answer 25

Responding variable; the variable being measured; a variable that changes as a result of the manipulation of another variable; changes because of what the scientist did with the independent variable.