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What are some safety rules and procedures?

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What is the rule concerning eating or drinking in the laboratory?

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Never

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What would you do in the case of a small contained fire?

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Cover and keep covered

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What would you do in a case of a large or uncontained fire? (List all ways)

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  1. Use the fire extinguisher
  2. Pull the fire alarm
  3. Exit the building
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What are the two ways you would observe the contents of a test tube.

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  1. Waft the odors
  2. Look through the sides
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What you would do if you spilled a chemical on your skin?

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Rinse for 15min

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What do you need to do if there is an accident in the laboratory?

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Tell the teacher

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Where are the two closet fire extinguishers?

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  1. By the fire blanket
  2. By the bathrooms
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Where are the two closet fire alarms?

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  1. At the top of the stairs
  2. By the Spanish Room
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What is the proper way to unplug an electrical cord from the wall?

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Pull of the plug

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What would you do if you found broken glassware or dropped some glassware?

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Sweep up and put in the broken glassware box.

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What are three precautions you need to take during the laboratory concerning your personal dress?

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  1. Tie back long hair
  2. Wear close toes shoes
  3. No long loose sleeves
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What is SI

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International system of units

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Review…

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Base units: The words not in parenthesis
Meter(cm)
Liter(L)
Gram(g)
Celcius(C)

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What are the base units?

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Meter, Liter, Gram and Degrees Celsius.

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What is based off the number 10?

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The SI prefix

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What measures in grams?

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Mass

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What tool do you use to measure in grams?

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Triple Beam Balance or just Balance

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What does a meter measure?

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Length

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What tool do you use to measure a meter?

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Ruler

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What do you measure with liters?

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Volume

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What tool do you use to measure liters?

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Graduated Cylinder

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What measures in Celsius?

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Temperature

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A ________ is used to measure temperature in degrees Celsius.

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Thermometer

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What is boiling temperature in Celsius?
100°C
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What is room temperature in Celsius?
22°C
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When does water freeze in Celsius?
0°C
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What is body temperature in Celsius?
37°C
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Number for kilo-
1000 or 10^3
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Number for milli-
0.001 or 10^-3
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Number for centi-
0.01 or 10^-2
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Number for giga-
1,000,000,000 or 10^9
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Number for mega-
1,000,000 or 10^6
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Number for tera-
1,000,000,000,000 or 10^12
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What is the name of the triangular flask?
Erlenmeyer Flask
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A _________ makes smaller things appear larger.
Magnifying Glass
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A __________holds multiple test tubes.
Test Tube Rack
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A __________ is used to measure the masses of objects.
Triple-Beam-Balance
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Used to protect your eyes
Goggles
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Used to pick up small items
Forceps
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_____________(s) are used when picking up hot items.
Tongs
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A __________ HOLDS test tubes
Test Tube Holder
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A ____________ points you in the right direction
Compass
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A certain type of scale used sometimes at grocery stores.
Spring Scale
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A _______ makes pouring something a whole lot easier.
Funnel
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Used to heat up items
Hot Plate
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Used to measure temperature.
Thermometer
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A _____________ is used to measure volume.
Graduated Cylinder
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Holds a ring clamp and utility clamp
Ring Stand
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Put onto a ring stand and has a word that is similar in it
Ring Clamp
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Put onto a ring stand but has no similar words
Utility Clamp
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A _________________ has pipes on it and is a common everyday shape.
Pipe Stem Trinagle
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Can take small amounts of liquids at a time.
Pipet
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Used to measure in general
Beaker
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You can look through this while experimenting.
A Watch Glass
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Used to EVAPORATE things
Evaporating Dish
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Holds smaller amounts of liquids and is similar to a beaker just thinner.
Test Tube
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A __________ SCOOPS things such as flour when you only need a certain amount.
Scooper
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Put on a scale when measuring things like flour.
Weighing Boat
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_______________ can stop things and can be put in the top of things to prevent spills and or heat getting out.
Rubber Stoppers
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What is an observation?
Uses your five senses and requires measurements
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Quantitative is ____________
How much of something
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Qualitative is ______________
An opinion on something
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What is an inference?
Possible explanation
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What is the Control Variable?
The Variable that is constant and is kept the same on purpose
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The ____________ Variable is the manipulated variable and is changed on purpose.
Independent
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The _____________ Variable is the responding variable and changes by itself.
Dependent
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What is the definition of control?
Standard for Comparison
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_______________ is data that is reliable and can be trusted and is efficient and can be used for decision making.
Data reliability
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Know how to graph correctly
......
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What is a scientific experiment and what is the critical design of it?
a fair test in which only one variable is tested at a time
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Scientific Law is......
A description based off of observations
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Scientific Theory is........
An explanation
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Technology is........
The application of science to help people
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_______ is prejudice or influence
Bias
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_______________ is "false" science
pseudoscience
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Density defintion:
The compactness of a substance or Density = Mass ------------- Volume

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