Question | Answer |
What is length | the distance between 2 points |
what is volume | the amount of space a substance takes up
measured in centimeters or mL cubed |
what is mass | the amount of matter in a substance
measured with balance usually grams |
what is temperature | the amount of heat energy in a substance |
what is the smallest part of an element | an atom |
how many elements are on the periodic table | 118 |
what is the smallest part of a compound | a molecule |
what kind of formulas are molecules shown in | chemical |
what are molecules made up of | made up of more than one type of element |
What is density | how dense an object is or its bouyancy |
what is bouyancy | the ability to float |
What are some characteristics of matter | density, melting temp., boiling temp., conductivity |
what are NOT characteristics of matter | Mass Volume and weight |
define the independent variable | the factor in an experiment that you change on purpose |
define the dependent variable | the factor in the experiment that you think the independent variable will change |
define an observation | something you are sure is true because you used your senses to see it |
define an inference | something you might thing is true based on the observations you made. |
what should a testable question have | just 1 independent variable
has a measureable dependent variable
is possible to test
is written in the form of a question |