stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
IPS Ch 3 vocabulary Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
IPS Ch 3 vocabulary
IPS Ch 3 vocabulary
23 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
109 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
23 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
23
Answers
1
What is a prototype?
A box of nuts and bolts
The finished product
A working model to be tested
Parts of an atom
2
Ms. Pryde has a jar of _________________ by her desk.
peanut butter
pickles
moth balls
jelly beans
3
Define engineering cycle
a special motorcycle for racing
a process used to create new problems
a process used to build and test devices
a monthly calendar for keeping experiments on schedule
4
Define procedure
A way of reading a map
Questions about which way to go in traffic
How not to correctly complete an assignment
A collection of all the techniques used in an experiment to
5
What is the "scientific method"?
A set series of steps used by scientists only
none of these
An organized way of questioning, seeing, and answering.
A series of steps with a set order of use
6
Define: hypothesis
A phony person
A random set of facts that are meaningless
A possible explanation that can be tested
A definite explanation for a phenomenon
7
Ms. Pryde has _________ children and ___________ dogs.
5, 2
2, 5
3, 3
1, 2
8
Define technology
Random answers to questions
Fancy equipment found in a laboratoy
Application of science to meet human needs
Robots and stuff like that
9
Define: natural laws
Explanations that make no sense
Questions about why things happen
Rules that describe an action/set of actions in the universe
Guesses on what might explain a phenomenon
10
Define control variable
a variable that changes during an experiment
a way of changing the conditions of an experiment
a variable kept the same in an experiment
opening a door during an experiment
11
The mascot for Foothill HS is the ___________________.
Drillers
Vikings
Spartans
Trojans
12
What is a theory?
Your hopes and dreams
A hypothesis you have from info you got on Tik Tok & Google
An explanation based on LOADS of evidence and has been well tested
A guess based on a little bit of evidence
13
How did Ms. Pryde do in the charcuterie board contest at the Fair?
1st
4th
3rd
2nd
14
Today is National __________________ Day.
Peanut Brittle
Punctuation
Scrambled Eggs
California
15
The Foothill HS mottos is:
Focus, Honor, Success
Failure, Horrible, Stupid
Faith, Hope, Sincerity
Fearless, Hopeful, Social
16
What is a trial?
a set of repeated data
a problem and solution
an educated guess
a tool used to bend light
17
Define: experimental variable
All the numbers you gather
The variable you change in an experiment
The variable that doesn't matter in an experiment
The variable that doesn't change in an experiment
18
What is an engineer?
A professional who uses a science to create or improve inventions
A professional who guesses at what needs to be done
A professional who drives a train
A professional who decides what needs to be done for a party
19
When I graduate from High School, I'd like to ________________________.
go to work as an apprentice in a trade
save my money and travel
join the Peace Corps and help others
go to college
20
Define: experiment
A situation specifically set up to investigate something
Trying something out for the first time
A random set of tests to solve a problem
A special room for testing theories
21
If something is repeatable, it can be done over and over again
True
False
22
To deduce information is to figure something out from the known facts
True
False
23
Define: inquiry
A process of teaching that gives away all the answer
A process of guessing what is in the box
A process of learning that involves questions
A process of giving up and not finding out
