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Working Scientifically Flashcards

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1
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What is a hazard?

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Something that could potentially cause harm

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Name 2 safety procedures one should take when working with sulfuric acid

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Wear gloves and safety goggles

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Name a safety procedure one should take when working with a Busen Burner

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Put it on a heat proof mat (reduce risk of starting a fire)

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What do you use a hypothesis for?

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To make a prediction

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What are investigations used for?

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To see if there’s patterns or relationships between 2 variables

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Evidence needs to be _________, ________ and ______

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Repeatable, Reproducible and Valid

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What is meant by repeatable?

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If same person does an experiment using same method & equipment = get similar results

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What is meant by reproducible?

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If someone else does experiment, or different method or equipment used = similar results

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9
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What is meant by valid results?

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  • Both repeatable and reproducible AND answer original question
  • Come from fair experiments
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10
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Data that’s repeatable and reproducible is _____

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reliable

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11
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____ the Sample Size the Better

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Bigger

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12
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Why should a sample size be big (name 2 reasons)

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  • Sample should represent whole population
  • Smaller samples = harder to spot anomalies
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Why do samples not include everyone? (name 2 reasons)

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Would take too long and cost too much

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How do you get a fair test?

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By controlling variables

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15
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What is an independent variable?

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Variable you change

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What is a dependent variable?

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Variable you measure when you change independent variable

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17
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What are control variables?

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Variables you keep the same

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18
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Measuring equipment needs to be _____ enough

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sensitive

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19
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What is meant by resolution?

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Smallest change a measuring instrument can detect

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20
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How can you calibrate equipment?

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By measuring known value

e.g. placing a thermometer in melting ice to see whether it reads zero

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21
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Data should be ____, _____, _____ and _____

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Repeatable, Reproducible, Accurate and Precise

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What is meant by accurate?

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Results are really close to true answer/value

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23
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Why is counting bubbles not very accurate? (give 2 reasons)

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∵ you might miss some bubbles or they might have different volumes

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24
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What is more accurate than counting bubbles?

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Measure vol. of gas using gas syringe

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25
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How can you check the repeatability of your results?

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By repeating readings to check results are similar

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26
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How can you check the reproducibility of your results?

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Take 2nd set of readings with another instrument or different observer

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27
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What are precise results?

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Data really close to mean of your repeated results i.e. not spread out

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28
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How can you increase the precision of your results?

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Alter experiment - use a smaller scale

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29
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Why might results vary?

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Due to random errors

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30
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What are random errors?

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Unpredictable differences

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31
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Give an example of random error

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e.g. human errors in measuring

32
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How can you reduce the effect of random errors on your results?

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By repeat readings & finding the mean = make your results more precise + accurate (if there’s no systematic error)

33
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What is a systematic error?

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Measurement wrong by same amount every time

34
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How can you fix a systematic error?

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Use a different technique or a different set of equipment

35
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What is a measurement error?

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Difference between measured value and true value

36
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What is a zero error?

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Systematic error caused by using equipment that isn’t zeroed properly

37
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What are anomalies?

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Results that don’t fit trend/pattern, away from line of best fit

38
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What do headings in tables need to include?

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Units

39
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When calculating mean, what do you do if you have an anomalous result?

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Ignore it

40
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When doing calculations, what should you round your answer to?

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Round the answer to lowest number of significant figures given

41
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When do you draw a bar chart?

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Independent variable = categoric or discrete (e.g. data counted in chucks, no in-between value = shoe sizes)

42
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When do you draw a line graph?

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Both variables = continuous data

43
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How do you calculate rates from a graph?

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44
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How do you find the rate at any point on a curved graph?

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By drawing a tangent i.e. straight line that touches a single point a curve

45
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What’s the mutilple of unit for tera (T)?

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1012

46
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What’s the mutilple of unit for giga (G)?

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109

47
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What’s the mutilple of unit for mega (M)?

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million = 106

48
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What’s the mutilple of unit for kilo (k)?

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1000

49
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What’s the mutilple of unit for deci (d)?

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0.1

50
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What’s the mutilple of unit for centi (c)?

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0.01

51
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What’s the mutilple of unit for milli (m)?

A

0.001

52
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What’s the mutilple of unit for micro (µ)?

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10-6

53
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What’s the mutilple of unit for nano (n)?

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10-9

54
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What’s a conversion factor?

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no. of times the smaller unit goes into large unit

55
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How do you get from a bigger unit to smaller unit?

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× by conversion factor

56
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How do you get from a smaller unit to bigger unit?

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÷ by conversion factor

57
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What is uncertainty?

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Interval within which the true value can be expected to lie

58
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What is uncertainty? (simplier definition)

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Amount of error your measurements might have

59
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When you repeat a measurement you get a different figure due to random error, what does this mean?

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Means each result has some uncertainty to it

60
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Why do measurements you make have uncertainty?

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Due to limits in resolution

61
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Larger the range = …

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less precise your results are & more uncertainty

62
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How can you reduce uncertainty?

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By measuring a greater amount

63
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How do you calculate uncertainty?

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64
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Correlation ____ ____ mean Cause

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DOES NOT

65
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Name 3 possible reasons for a correlation

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  • Chance
  • Linked by 3rd variable
  • Cause
66
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Suggest 3 general changes to a method to improve quality of results

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  • Increasing the no. of measurements you took
  • Changing the way you controlled a variable
  • Taking more measurements at narrower intervals (= more accurate result)
67
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Define Evidence

A

Data that’s valid

68
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Define Hypothesis

A

Proposal intended to explain certain fact or observation

69
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Define Fair Test

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In which only independent variable has allowed to affect the dependent variable

70
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Define Valid

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  • Free of error
  • Suitability of experiment to give accurate results
71
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Define Interval

A

Quantity between readings

72
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Define True value

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Ideal measurement

73
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Define Data

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Information = qualitative or quantitative

74
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Define Quantitative

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Numbers

75
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Define Qualitative

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Verbally done (words)

76
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Define Calibration

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Marking a scale on a measuring instrument

77
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Define Prediction

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State/suggest what will happen

Chemistry 9-1 iGCSE Oxford AQA (11 decks)

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