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Science Exam on wed
| 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 |