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Scientific Method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An orderly set of steps that scientists use to discover things about our world: | scientific method |
| An educated guess | hypothesis |
| To make observations you use your five: | senses |
| A statement that you think will come true in the future | prediction |
| You test a hypothesis with: | experiments |
| A hypothesis is usually an 'if', "______" statement | then |
| Who was the ancient Greek philosopher that taught that the EARTH was the center of the solar system | Aristotle |
| Who claimed Aristotle was wrong about the solar system and proved that the sun was the center of the solar system | Galileo |
| What instrument did Galileo use to observe that all objects in the solar system revolved around the sun | telescope |
| Before Galileo could create a telescope, people had to be able to create good: | lenses |
| The sky is blue. That is an observation that you make with your sense of: | sight |
| The odor of that potato is bad. That is an observation that you make with your sense of: | smell |
| That sandpaper is rough. That is an observation that you make with your sense of: | touch |
| That water is salty. That is an observation that you make with your sense of: | taste |
| That is a high pitched sound. That is an observation that you make with your sense of: | hearing |
| Who is credited with inventing the light bulb | Edison |
| Edison also invented an early type of record player called a: | phonograph |
| When you do an experiment, you must collect: | data |
| When you finish an experiment, you should reach a: | conclusion |
| When you do an experiment, you should write down every step so that your experiment is: | repeatable |
| T/F Thomas Edison successfully invented the lightbulb on his first try. | false |
| T/F It is ok if your hypothesis turns out to be wrong | true |
| What planet is closest to the sun | Mercury |
| Earth is the __________ planet from the sun | third |
| What planet is closest to earth | Mars |
| What planet is the farthest from the sun | Neptune |
| The earth ____________ around the sun | revolves |
| The earth _____________ on its axis once every 24 hours | rotates |
| The tilt of the earth on its axis creates the: | seasons |