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Science Test #1
Chapter 1
Front | Back |
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Law | A theory that has survived many tests and is still true. a law sumarizes observed experimental facts. |
Serendipity | means makeing a fortunate discovery by accident, or to happen by accident. Serendipity is important in science because many discoveries have been made by accident. |
Control | The experimental setup without the varialbe (normal circumstances) |
Variable | The factor being tested |
Number 1 Saftey Rule | Folowing directions |
Goal of Science | The goal of science is to understand the world around us. |
7 steps of scientific method | 1 state the problem, 2 gather info about the prob. 3 Form a hypothesis, 4 Perform experiments 2 test the hypoth.5 record+analayze the data, 6 state a conclusion, 7 repeat |
3 Branches of Science | Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth Science |
Theory | The most logical explanation for events that occur in nature |
What levels do scientists ask questions on? | Microscopic, Macroscopic, Global |
Micro | Small, Tiny, Little |
Macro | Big |
Some Microscopic topics | bacteria, cells, viruses, atoms |
Some Macroscopic topics | people, places, things |
Some Global topics | Weather, Pollutants, Global warming, Air, Water, Outer Space |
LIFE SCIENCE | about living things, cells, plants. animals, humans, ecosystems, health, sea life, heredity, genes, DNA |
EARTH SCIENCE | anything 2 do w/the earth, volcanos, oceans, weather, rocks, space, land, fossils |
PHYSICAL SCIENCE | Matter, Energy, How things form. what things are made up of, how things change, chemicals, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, elements, gravity, friction, motion, force |
Data | recorded observations and/or measurements |