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There are various branches of science that are studied in seperate classes, but ___________________ |
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What are the steps to the Scientific Meathod? |
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1. Recognize a problem/something unknown 2. Make a Hypothesis 3. Make predictions about your hypothesis 4. Perform experiments to test your hypothesis 5. Form a conclusion 6. Communicate your results |
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An educated guess that must be tested by experiments. |
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Can a hypothesis be proven? |
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NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EVER NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Can a hypothesis be proven wrong? If so, when? |
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Yes, and it only takes one failed experiment to do so. |
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What does science depend on? |
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Making scientific measurments |
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What are the 2 types of measurements? |
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1. Quantitative- definate, specific value 2. Qualitative- non-numerical descriptions |
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What are common units of the Metric System? |
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meter, kilometer, Newton, seconds, liters, cubic centimeters, Celsis |
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How specific your answer is, regardless of right or wrong |
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accounts for the amount of acceptable error |
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A small Margin of Error indicates ______________________ |
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more trust worthy results |
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When you are given measurements with certain units and must write answer in different units, you must use ______________ |
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When converting between units in the english system or from english to metric, and visa versa, you must use ____________________ |
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When interchanging Metric units, you must _____________________ |
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