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Branches of Earth Science Scientific Method Accuracy & Precision Matter
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When we measure VOLUME we use a
microscope
Graduated cylinder
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Which answer BEST describes water?
A compound
An element
A mixture
A solution
3
Water freezes at 0 degrees and changes to ice. This is an example of a ______________ change.
physical
chemical
4
What is a hypothesis?
a testable prediction
a recipe
instructions to something
a temporary conclusion
5
This picture shows
High Accuracy Low precision
High precision low accuracy
6
When we measure LENGTH we use a
Meter stick
stop watch
7
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere is
oceanography
meteorology
astronomy
geology
8
What type of change BEST describes what is happening in the picture?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
9
What are the two main areas of geology?
physical geology and historical geology
chemical geology and physical geology
current geology and historical geology
geophysics and paleontology
10
Once scientist form a hypothesis, what do they do next?
ask "Why?"
design experiments
draw conclusions
compare with other scientists
11
What type of scientist studies ocean currents and ocean chemistry?
an oceanographer
a geologist
a meteorologist
an astronomer
12
Which of the following is not a specialized area of Earth science.
astronomy
astrology
meteorology
geology
13
Basic particle from which all elements are made.
Mixture
Molecule
Atom
Substance
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What do scientists do after they preform an experiment?
walk away from the experiment
change the experiment
gather their information
develop a hypothesis
15
Which of the following is NOT an example of a CHEMICAL change?
Glass breaking
Burning your toast
Vinegar and bicarbonate of soda
Formation of H2O2
16
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Chemical
Mixture
Matter
Substance
17
When we measure MASS we use which tool?
A meter sitck
A pipet
A balance or scale
A speedometer
18
What is this?
A mixture
A solution
19
This picture shows
Low precision and Low accuracy
High Precision, Low accuracy
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Precision is how close the measured values are
to each other
True
False
21
The aim of historical geology is to understand Earth's.......
rough surface area
big bang theory
long history
large oceans
22
Which of the following is NOT a PHYSICAL property of a metal?
Ability to rust
Colour
Transparency
Flexibility
23
What type of change BEST describes what is happening in the picture?
Chemical Change
Phys¡ical Change
24
What is the name of the robot from Brain Pop
Tim
Moby
25
How many hydrogen atoms are there in ONE molecule of WATER?
2
4
1
3
26
What is the last step in the scientific method?
make a hypothesis
draw conclusions
gather data
gather information
27
Why do scientists use the scientific method?
to see how something looks
to go exploring
to investigate the world
to be able to study new things
28
Accuracy is how close a measured value is to the
actual (true) value
False
True
29
The picture shows
Low Accuracy and High Precision
High Accuracy and Low Precision
30
A pure substance that can't be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical change
Compound
Element
Mixture
Matter
31
This picture shows
High Accuracy and High Preecision
High accuracy and Low precision
32
Which of the following studies the universe?
chemistry
astronomy
geophysics
meteorology
