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Cody Sci.Gr. 7 Ch. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call the series of steps used to solve a problem or ask a question? | Scientific Method |
| What is the part of the experiment where no variable is being tested? | Control group |
| Why do we use a control group in an experiment? | It is used for comparison |
| What do you call an educated guess or possible answer to the question or problem? | Hypothesis |
| What is the part of the experimetn that is being tested and contains the variable? | Experimental Group |
| What do you call the amount of space that something occupies or contains? | Volume |
| What do you call the measure of how much matter that makes up an object? | Mass |
| What is the base unit for mass? | Gram |
| What is the base unit for length? | Meter |
| What is the base unit for liquid volume? | Liter |
| What do you call something that needs to be solved or answered? | Problem |
| What do you call something that is changed or tested in an experiment? | Variable |
| What is it called when you study the data from an experiment to look for a patter or relationship? | Analyze |
| What do you call the list of tools needed to complete an experiment? | Materials |
| What part of an experiment is being changed by the scientist doing the experiment? | Independent Variable. |
| After you analyze the data from an experiment you should do what? | Draw conclusions |
| 1000 meters is equal to what? | kilometer |
| How many variables should be tested in a controlled experiment? | One |
| What is found when you multiply the lenght and width of an object? | Area |
| What kind of specimens are magnified using an electron microscope? | Dead ones |
| What do you call the measure of an object's surface? | Area |
| What instrument uses short bursts of magnetic field to make images of our bodies? | MRI |
| What instrument is used most often to examine the bones in the body? | x-ray |
| What kind of microscope uses lights and lenses? | Compound Light Microscope |
| What instrument magnifies an object by passing electrons through that object? | Transmissing electron microscope |
| What do you call the instrument that puts together several low dose x-ray images of tissues in our bodies? | CT scan |
| What type of statements are usually stated in an "if...then..." format? | Predictions |