science flash card

Question 1

scientific methods

Answer 1

a series of steps followed to solve problems

Question 2

hypothesis

Answer 2

an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested

Question 3

controlled experiment

Answer 3

an experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a controlled group

Question 4

variable

Answer 4

a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis

Question 5

controlled group

Answer 5

the group that does not receive the treatment in an experiment

Question 6

experimental group

Answer 6

the group that does receive the treatment in an experiment

Question 7

step one of a scientific method

Answer 7

ask a testable question

Question 8

step two of a scientific method

Answer 8

form a hypothesis

Question 9

step three of a scientific method

Answer 9

test the hypothesis ,controlled experiment, variable

Question 10

step four

Answer 10

analyze the results

Question 11

step five

Answer 11

draw conclusions

Question 12

step six

Answer 12

share the results

Question 13

meter

Answer 13

the fundamental unit of length in the metric system

Question 14

liter

Answer 14

a metric unit capacity.

Question 15

gram

Answer 15

a metric unit of mass equal to one thousand of a kilogram

Question 16

volume

Answer 16

the amount of space the a substance or object occupies

Question 17

density

Answer 17

comparison of the mass to the volume of an object.

Question 18

area

Answer 18

the extent or measurement of a surface or a piece of land.

Question 19

Celsius

Answer 19

the scale of temperature in witch water freezes at 0 and boils at 100 under stander conditions

Question 20

mass

Answer 20

a large number of a person or an object