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1st semester test
science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what are the 6 steps of the Scientific Method? | Observe,Hypothesis,Plan,Data,Conclusion,Next Steps. |
| What are 2 reasons scientists use the scientific method? | to solve problems and to experiment |
| what is another word for hand lens? | magnifying glass |
| what are some differences in microscopes | electricity,mirror,and single lens |
| what are the observable characteristics of an object? | physical properties |
| what are pieces of information that come directly through your senses? | observations |
| what are places you can find information such as the internet,books,or experts? | resources |
| what is true information from which resource can be cited? | facts |
| we can only see objects if they reflect ______ back into our eyes. | light |
| _________ is the shape of the lens that is curved outward and magnifies to appear ______. | convex,larger |
| ________ is the shape of the lens that magnifies to appear _________. | concave,smaller |
| give an ex of concave and convex. | concave= ) convex= ( |
| magnification is directly related to how _______ the lens is. | curved |
| given a curved piece of glass and a flat piece of glass, the ______ piece of glass could be used as a magnifying glass. | curved |
| ________ ___ ____________ invened the single lens microscope. | Anton Ven Leeuwenhoek |
| The field of view as seen through a microscope is seeing ____ __ ____ ________. | more of your specimen |
| As the power increases on a microscope, the field of view gets ______. | larger |
| the part of the microscope you look through is called the ___ _____. | eye piece |
| the part that you place your specimen on is the ______. | stage |
| the compound microscope has ___ lens. | two |
| ______ _____ is credited with improving the microscopes and creating drawings. | Robert Hooke |
| 2 cell parts that plant cells have and that animal cells do not have are the ____ ____ and the ____________. | cell wall and chloroplasts |
| the smallest living body part is the ____. | cell |