6th grade science benchmark 1 Flashcards

0
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What’s a dependent variable

A

The variable that depends on the Independent Variable

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What is an Independent Variable?

A

Something that the scientist changes

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2
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In this hypothesis what’s the Dependent variable?

If there were more plants in a room, then there would be more oxygen in the air.

A

The amount of oxygen

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2
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In the hypothesis the Iv is the number of

A

Sheep

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3
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What is a constant in an experiment?

A

Something that stays the same

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4
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What’s a qualitative observation

A

Words or sentences

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5
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What’s a quantitative observation

A

Numbers

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6
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When would you form a hypothesis in a science experiment?

A

In the second step

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7
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In science which measurement system do you use

A

Metric

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8
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What is the abbreviation for centimeters?

A

cm

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9
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What are the parts of an atom starting from the center?

A

protons and neutrons create the nucleus in the center, electrons circle the nucleus

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10
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What are the charges for the parts of an atom

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Protons are positive electrons are negative and neutrons are neutral

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11
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What substance is Air?

A

Mixture

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12
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What are the element parts from top to bottom?

A

The atomic number, the chemical symbol, the element name, the atomic mass

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13
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The periodic table is arranged by

A

The atomic number

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14
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What substance is sugar water?

A

Mixture

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15
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What substance is helium gas?

A

Element

16
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What substance is oxygen?

A

Element

17
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What substance is nickel?

A

Element

18
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What substance is oil in water?

A

Mixture

19
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What substance is a soft drink ?

A

Mixture

20
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What substance is salt (NaCl)?

A

Compound

21
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What substance is water?

A

Compound

22
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What substance is Dry Ice (solidCO2)?

A

Compound

23
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What substance is glass(SiO2)?

A

Compound

24
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What substance is copper?

A

Element

25
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What is the abbreviation for Meters?

A

M

26
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What is the abbreviation for milliliters?

A

ml

27
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What is the abbreviation for millimeters?

A

mm

28
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What is the abbreviation for grams?

A

g

29
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What is the abbreviation for kilograms?

A

kg

30
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What is an inference?

A

An educated guess

31
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In this hypothesis
If there were more sheep on a farm, then more wolves would come to the area.
The independent variable is the number of what?

A

Sheep

32
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Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called

A

Periods

33
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Vertical columns on the periodic table are called

A

Groups

34
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What do columns tell us

A

Valence electrons

35
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What holds two elements together in a chemical compound

A

Chemical bond

36
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What are two of the four gases the earths atmosphere is comprised of?

A

Oxygen nitrogen

37
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What’s waters chemical formula

A

H20

38
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What are 3 characteristics of elements?

A

Atomic number
Atomic mass
Chemical Symbol

39
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What’s the difference between a chemical change and physical change

A

A physical change is when you change the apearence of an object and chemical is when you change the object completely