Scientific Method Flashcards
Correlation
When TWO observable increase and decrease together
Causation
When ONE thing actually causes another thing to happen
When things are causally related…
They are always correlated
When things are correlated…
They are NOT always causally related
Scientific Method
A way of analyzing information with the goal of testing claims
Objective
Uninfluenced by opinion or emotion
Subjective
Influenced by opinion or emotion
Scientific Claims
Claims that are testable
Non-Scientific Claims
Claims that aren’t testable
Scientific Hypothesis
Educated guess that must be testable by experiments
Steps of Scientific Method
Observe, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion, Communicate
Qualitative Measurements
A non-numerical description
Quantitative Measurements
A measurement with specific, numerical value
Mass
Amount of matter in an object
Weight
Amount of force of gravity on object
Mass always..
Stays the same
Mass vs Gravity
Mass isn’t force; Gravity is force
Weight always…
Depends on how much gravity is acting upon an object
Trillion
Tera(T) ; 12 zeroes
Billion
Giga (G) ; 9 zeroes
Million
Mega (M) ; 6 zeroes
Thousand
kilo(k) ; 3 zeroes
Hundred
hecto(h) ; 2
Ten
deka(da) ; 1 zero
Tenth
Deci(d) ; 0.1
Hundredth
0.01; centi (c)
Thousandth
milli(m) ; 0.001
Millionth
Micro(p + u) ; 0.000001
Billionth
Nano(n) ; 0.000000001
Trillionth
Pico(p) ; 0.000000000001
1 mile to ft
5280 ft
1 inch to cm
2.54 cm
1 newton to lbs
0.2248 lbs
1 kg to lbs
2.2 lbs
1 cm 3(cubed) to ml
1 ml
1 gallon to L
3.79 L
1 m 3(cubed) to ft
35.31 ft 3(cubed)
Fahrenheit to Celsius (Degrees)
C = (5/9)(F - 32) F = (9/5)(C) + 32
1 Slug to lbs
32.17 lbs
1 inch to lbs
0.2248 lbs
1 kg to lbs
2.2 lbs
