PHYSICAL SCIENCE IDK WHATS GOING ON Flashcards
the variable that changed during the experiment
independent variable
the variable that is measured after the experiment
dependent variable
group that is not subjected to the changes in the independent variable
control group
a variable that stays the same
constant
physical science is the study of ________/
energy and matter
5 steps of the scientific method:
- Identify a problem
- Write a hypothesis
- Design an experiment
- Do it
- Evaluate results
Is this an observation or an inference: The liquid smells like peaches
observation
Is this an observation or an inference: The metal is hard therefore it must be iron
inference
Is this a physical change or a chemical change: Water evaporating from a pool
physical
Is this a physical or chemical change: Firecrackers exploding
chemical
the smallest particle of a substance that makes the properties of that substance
element
two or more atoms chemically combined (NaCl)
compound
A physical combination of two or more substances
mixture
Identify the following as solution, suspension, or colloid:
- Milk
- Vinegar
- Fog
- Soda Pop
- Oil and water salad dressing
- Jello with fruit
- Cherry Crystal Light
- Extra Pulpy Grapefruit Juice
- Cherry coke
- Colloid
- Solution
- Colloid
- Solution
- Suspension
- Suspension
- Suspension
- Suspension
- Solution
a homogenus mixture in which the solute is distributed through the solvenant
solution