Scientific Method & Metrics

Question 1

The first thing a scientist does before performing an experiment is to________________________.

Accepted Answer

Pose a question/Find a problem

Question 2

If I test the effect of room temp. on student test scores, test scores would be the ________.

Accepted Answer

Dependent Variable

Question 3

The format of a well written hypothesis is____________________________.

Accepted Answer

If the IV, then the DV, because.....

Question 4

The formula for Density is ______________.

Accepted Answer

mass divided by volume

Question 5

When you measure the amount of matter in a specific space, you are measuring its ____________.

Accepted Answer

density

Question 6

The tool you can use to measure the mass of smaller objects is the ___________________.

Accepted Answer

triple beam balance

Question 7

If you test 3 brands of gum, to see which keeps its flavor the longest, what is your I.V.?

Accepted Answer

the brands of gum

Question 8

When graphing data, the IV goes on the __axis, and the DV goes on the __axis.

Accepted Answer

X / Y

Question 9

The Dependent Variable is the variable you______________________.

Accepted Answer

measure as a result of testing the IV

Question 10

To be sure your dependent variable reflects the effect of the independent variable tested you..

Accepted Answer

perform repeated trials

Question 11

The best tool for measuring liquid volume is a

Accepted Answer

graduated cylinder

Question 12

When you measure in linear metric measurement, you use...

Accepted Answer

millimeters, centimeters, and meters

Question 13

Which of these measurements of matter IS affected by gravity?

Accepted Answer

weight

Question 14

The formula for volume is_____________.

Accepted Answer

length x width x height

Question 15

What is the density of water?

Accepted Answer

1 gram/milliliter

Question 16

When you measure mass you use _______as a metric unit

Accepted Answer

grams

Question 17

When you tell the density of an object, it will be in these units____________________.

Accepted Answer

g/cm3 or g/ml

Question 18

A _____graph, shows data over time.

Accepted Answer

line

Question 19

Observations using numbers is called _____________________________.

Accepted Answer

quantitative data

Question 20

Metric measurement is based on units of _______.

Accepted Answer

ten

Question 21

Observations using characteristics of an item without numbers is called ______________________.

Accepted Answer

qualitative data

Question 22

If you want to test many materials to find their density what would be the Dependent Variable ?

Accepted Answer

the densities you measure

Question 23

You can use ____________to measure the volume of an IRREGULAR solid.

Accepted Answer

a graduated cylinder

Question 24

If an object has a density of 1.29 what will it do in water?

Accepted Answer

sink

Question 25

When you measure the amount of space matter takes up, you are measuring its______________.

Accepted Answer

volume

Question 26

The independent Variable is the variable you______________

Accepted Answer

change to test it

Question 27

Constants in an experiment help you to ______________________.

Accepted Answer

be sure your results are from the I.V. tested

Question 28

When you measure the amount of matter in an object, you are measuring its ____.

Accepted Answer

mass

Scientific Method & Metrics

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