Science Flashcards
What are the 2 groups of physical science.
Ecology and biology
What is ecology?
It is the study of the Eco system (the community of living things)
What is biology?
It is the study of life (bio is life)
What are the 3 groups of biology
Zoology,cytology,and botany
What is zoology
It is the study of animal
What is cytology
It is the study of cells
What is botany
It is the study of plants
What are the 3 groups of earth science
Astronomy,meteorology,and geology
What is geology?
The study of earth
What are the 2 group of life science?
Chemistry and physics
What do scientist do?
They ask many questions and provide possible explanation for their observation
What is a hypothesis?
It is a possible answer to a scientific question
What is a theory
Is a explanation based on many observation during repeated experiment
What is the law?
A rule that describes the behavior of something in nature
What are the 3 groups of science
Physical,earth,and life science
What is a experiment?
Is done to test a hypothesis or a prediction
What is a scientific method?
The steps used to solve problems and to get information
How many steps are there in the scientific method
There are 7 steps
What is the first step to the science method
Identify and state problem
What is the second step to the scientific method
Gather information
What is the third step to the scientific method
State a hypothesis
What is the fourth step to the scientific method
Design an experiment
What is the fifth step to the scientific method
Make and observation and record a data
What is the sixth step to the scientific method
Organize and analyze data
What is the seventh step to the scientific method
State of conclusion
What is a factor?
Something that cause a effect
What is a control
Factor for comparison in an experiment (the opposite of the variable) (compare)
What is vary
Change
What is a variable
The factor that remain the same
What is a constant
The factors that remain the same (same)
What are the two types of variable
Independent and dependent variable
What is the definition of independent
Variable that is changed in and experiment (what you test)
What is the definition of a dependant
Change because of the independent variable change (the outcome your result)
