Scientific reasoning Flashcards

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1
Q

what does a meter measure

A

length

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2
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what does a liter measure

A

volume

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3
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what does a gram measure

A

mass

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4
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what does an ampere measure

A

electric current

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5
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whta does a kelvin meaure

A

thermodynamic temperature

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6
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what does a candela measure

A

luminous intensity

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7
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what is a mole used to measure

A

amount of a substance at a molecular level

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8
Q

deka

A

da - 10(1)

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9
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hecto

A

h - 10(2)

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10
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kilo

A

k - 10(3)

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11
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mega

A

M - 10(6)

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12
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giga

A

G - 10(9)

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13
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tera

A

T - 10(12)

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14
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deci

A

d - 10(-1)

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15
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centi

A

c - 10(-2)

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16
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milli

A

m - 10(-3)

17
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micro

A

weird u - 10(-6)

18
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nano

A

n - 10(-9)

19
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pico

A

p - 10(-12)

20
Q

what is a graduated cylindler made out of

A

polypropylene

21
Q

what is used to accurately measure liquids

A

erlenmeyer flasks or volumetric flasks

22
Q

what is a repipette

A

hand operated pump that dispenses solutions

23
Q

most important sill in science

A

observation

24
Q

what is a hypothses

A

an educated guess about what is likely to occur

25
Q

what is a scientific law

A

statements of natural behavior that have stood the test of time

26
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what is a theory

A

a statement of behavior that consolidates all current observations

27
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what is the process of scientific method

A
  1. formulate problem 2. hypothesis 3. experimentation 4. conclusions
28
Q

what is the control group

A

represent the ‘normal’ state or condiditon

29
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what is the independent variable

A

the variable being manipulated