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Nature Of Science & Scientific Inquiry/Method Flashcards

1
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A process that uses a variety of skills and tools to answer question or to test ideas

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Scientific Inquiry

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The investigation and exploration of natural events and of new info that results from those investigations

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Science

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3
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What are the six steps to scientific method?

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  1. Ask Questions
  2. Form a hypothesis (with prediction)
  3. Test the hypothesis
  4. Collect, organize, and analyze the data
  5. Draw Conclusions
  6. Communicate the results
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4
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A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience

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Inference

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5
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How can we make observations?

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By using the five senses (sight, touch, smell, taste, hear)

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Explanations for some phenomena based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning

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Theories

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7
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Summaries of many experimental results and observations

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Laws

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An attempt to learn more about the world or the continuing search for scientific knowledge

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Pure Science

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9
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An application of science to meet the needs of society engineers, inventors and creative people apply scientific knowledge to build new “things”or tools

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Technology

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10
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What is the standard unit of liquid volume in the metric system

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Liter

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11
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The standard unit of length in the metric system

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Meter

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12
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What is the standard unit of mass in the metric system

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Gram

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13
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What is the standard unit of solid volume in the metric system

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Mm CUBED

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14
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What is the standard unit of temperature in the metric system

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Degree C (SI: Kelvin (K))

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15
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Unit of temperature in the English system

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Degree F

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Units of length in the English system

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Inches, feet, yards, miles

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Units of mass in the English system

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Pounds, ounces, tons

18
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Units of liquid volume in the English system

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Pints, cups, gallons, quarts

19
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Standard units of solid volume in the English system

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Inches, feet, yards ALL CUBED

20
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How many centimeters are in 1 mililiter

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1 cm cubed

21
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How do you find the area of a uneven sided figure

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Put it in graduated cylinder, see how many milliliters it increases, and that would be the area

22
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What is the independent variable

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The variable being changed in the experiment

23
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What is the dependent variable

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The variable that responds to the changed independent variable (variable being measured)

24
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What group is the variable that doesn’t change in

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Control Group

25
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What group is the variable that changed in?

A

Experimental Group

26
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What are the factors in an experiment that do not change known as

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Constant factors

27
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What are the factors in an experiment that change

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Variables

28
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How many numbers should be to the left of the decimal point in scientific form

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1

29
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What numbers should be after the decimal point in scientific form

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All the numbers before the zeros

30
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What should the number be multiplied by in scientific form

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10 (exponent being the amount of times you move the decimal point)

31
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What is the base unit of KHDBDCM

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B

32
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Why do we have the metric system?

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Because it has multiples of 10, easier to convert and used by more people and scientists

33
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What is SI

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International System of units

34
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What is SI based on?

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Metric System

35
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King

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Kilo

36
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Henry

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Hecto

37
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Died

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Deka

38
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By

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Base

39
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Drinking

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Deci

40
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Chocolate

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Centi

41
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Milk

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Milli

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