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Science Unit 1 test
scientific method and metric system test
Question | Answer |
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What instrument is used to measure volume? | graduated clylinder |
What instrument is used to measure mass? | scale |
What is the most commonly used system of measurement in the world? | metric system |
What is the amount of matter in an object? | mass |
What is volume? | amount of space an object takes up |
What force affects weight but does not affect mass? | gravity |
What is water displacement? | when the volume of water rises due to the mass of an irregular shaped object |
How do you determine the mode of a set of numbers? | Select the number that appears most often. |
How do you determine the median of a set of numbers? | Place the numbers in numerical order and select the middle number. |
What is a dependent variable? | The measure of the repsonse that has occurred due to a change in the independent variable. |
What is the Scientific Method? | A series of planned steps scientists use in order to solve a problem or answer a question. |
What is the independent variable? | The one factor you are testing in your experiment, and the only factor which casuses change. |
What are the factors that must be kept the same in a scientific experiment? | constants |
What is the first step in the scientific method? | Ask a question. |
What are the steps and instructions you follow when conducting an experiement? | procedure |
What should be included in the conclusion of a lab report? | Summary of the experiment and whether the hypothesis was correct |