science midterm Flashcards
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graduated cylinder
best for precisely measuring liquids in L
beaker
holds fluid, heating, not as precise
test tube
best for small chemical reastions, holds liquids
flask
holds fluid for mixing and heating
thermometer
measures temperatue in degrees Celcius
electronic balance
measures mass in grams
meter stick
measures distance in meters
microscope
used for looking at things closely such as cells, tissues, and small organisms
hypothesis
testable prdiction based on observations that descrives a cause and effect and relationshp between variables
independent variable
what the expierementer will deliberatley change or manipulate in the investigation (x-axis, cause)
dependent variable
what changes in response to the independent variable (y-axis, effect)
control group
group used for comparison with your expieremental groups (“normal group”)
experimental group
groups that are being tested/ manipulated
constants
the aspecs of an expierement that are held constant, make data more reliable
give an example of a hypothesis with the IV amound of hunters and DV population of deer
if there are more hunters, then the population of deer will decrease
if you are doing an expierement on how caffiene affects the breathing rate of goldfish and you select 5 goldfish all of similar size and gender, put them in separate beakers filled with water from the same tank, record the breathing rates of one and put caffiene in and do the same for the others what are the IV, DV, constants, control group, and hypothesis?
IV- amount of caffiene
DV- breathing rate of goldfish
constants- similar size goldsfish, same gender, water from same tank
control group- beaker with no caffiene
hypothesis- the more caffiene in the goldfish’s water, the higher its breathing rate will be
what is the goal of technological design?
to create a product that will help society
what are the four steps of technological design?
-identify a problem
-design a solution
-build and test
-evaluate
what are some considerations when doing technological design?
constraints such as time, money, and materials
what is a carbohydrates monomer?
monosaccharides
what is the energy use/ gram of carbs?
4 cal/gram
what is a carbohydrates polymer?
polysaccharides
what is the function of carbohydrates?
short term energy storage
what is a lipid’s monomer?
fatty acids