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Question 1

Obsservation:

Answer 1

An observation is the interaction of our senses with the environment.

Question 2

five senses:

Answer 2

sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch

Question 3

Instruments usage:

Answer 3

Use instruments to improve our powers of observation`

Question 4

Instrument examples:

Answer 4

ruler, microscope, balance

Question 5

Inference:

Answer 5

an educated guess based on an observation

Question 6

Classification example:

Answer 6

For example: color, size, shape, composition

Question 7

What does a measurement consist of:

Answer 7

a numerical value and a label

Question 8

measurements include:

Answer 8

length, mass. and volume

Question 9

KHDUDCM

Answer 9

Kilo hecto deca unit deci centi milli. move decimal left or right

Question 10

What is measurement:

Answer 10

is a distance between two points

Question 11

Volume

Answer 11

volume is the amount of space an object occupies

Question 12

What do we use to measure the volume of a liquid

Answer 12

graduated cylinder

Question 13

standard unit of volume liquid

Answer 13

ML

Question 14

What do we use to measure the volume of rectangular solids

Answer 14

ruler

Question 15

volume formula

Answer 15

L X W X H

Question 16

What method do we use to measure the volume

Answer 16

displacement

Question 17

Mass is:

Answer 17

the amount of matter(stuff) an object posseses

Question 18

The instrument used to measure mass:

Answer 18

tripplebeam balance or scale

Question 19

standard unit for mass:

Answer 19

gram

Question 20

What is weight?

Answer 20

The amount of gravity acting on an object

Question 21

Density def:

Answer 21

The amount of stuff per space of the ratio of mass per volume

Question 22

Density in other words:

Answer 22

how tightly the stuff is packed together

Question 23

when the packing is closer the material is what?

Answer 23

debser

Question 24

Density formula

Answer 24

D = mass/volume

Question 25

Water has a density of what?

Answer 25

1g/mL

Question 26

Density in relation to size:

Answer 26

The size of an object does not determine or effect its density

Question 27

density to size relation line:

Answer 27

flat line

Question 28

Density to temperature relation:

Answer 28

as temp increases density decreases

Question 29

Density to temp relation line:

Answer 29

Decreasing/down

Question 30

Density to temperature relation explanation:

Answer 30

As temp increases molecules get farther apart causing density to decrease.

Question 31

Density in relation to state of matter:

Answer 31

‘density decreases from solid liquid to gas

Question 32

Density in relation to state of matter line :

Answer 32

down decreasing

Question 33

Density in relation to pressure:

Answer 33

as pressure increases do does density

Question 34

Density in relation to pressure line:

Answer 34

increasing growing

Question 35

temperature:

Answer 35

How fast molecules move - the average kinetik energy

Question 36

what do we use to measure temp?

Answer 36

thermometer

Question 37

temp units:

Answer 37

Fahrenheit, celsius, kelvin

Question 38

Change occurs when:

Answer 38

the properties or characteristics of part of the environment have been altered

Question 39

What are changes sometimes referred to as?

Answer 39

events

Question 40

a meteor shower is a short term event and global warming is _______

Answer 40

a long term event

Question 41

Rate of change def:

Answer 41

The amount of change to the environment over a period of time

Question 42

cyclic change def:

Answer 42

Cyclic change is when an event repeats itself creating a pattern of change.- repeatable and predictable

Question 43

prediction def:

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an inference about the way and environment will behave in the future.

Question 44

Natural hazards def

Answer 44

A nonhuman related event that can lead to a loss of life or property damage

Question 45

interface:

Answer 45

A boundary between region of different properties

Question 46

Dynamic equilibrium:

Answer 46

When opossite faces of actions balance out- when forces change to become equal - in other words when change does not take place

Question 47

dynamic equilibrium example:

Answer 47

precipitation rate = evaporation rate