Question | Answer |
What are Science inquiry tools used for? | Handling,measuring and observing objects. |
What are 4 tools that you can use to measure objects? | Thermometer, tape measure, ruler, measuring cup, spring scale |
What are 3 tools that are NOT used to measure matter? | Magnifying box, hand lens, forceps |
When would you use a ruler and when would you use a tape measure? | You would use a ruler for straight line measurements. You would use a tape measure for things that are not straight. |
The lens got its name because it is shaped like a | Lentil. |
What did van Leeuwenhoek see with his microscope? | Tiny creatures in pond water. |
Who was the first person to use the word cell to refer to the units found in living things? | Robert Hooke |
As you look through a microscope, what path does the light take before it reaches your eye? | It passes through the object that you are looking at. |
The main parts of a microscope are: | Eyepiece, base, stage, nosepiece,adjustment knob. |
On which scale is a degree larger? | Celsius |
Why isn’t water used as the liquid in a thermometer? | Because it would change state if it became too hot or too cold. |
How does a thermometer work? | The liquid in a thermometer takes up more space in hotter temperatures. At lower temerpatures, the liquid takes up less space and the liquid level falls. |
In what units is mass measured? | kilograms or grams |
What measuring tool is used to measure mass? | a balance |
What is an hypothesis? | A statement that provides a testable possible answer to a scientific question. |
Inquiry is | An organized way to gather information and ask questions. |