The Nature of Science
Chapter 1
Answer the following Questions
1. List the 4 Earth Sciences.
2. Give 2 ways technology helps you.
3. Give 2 ways technology can be harmful.
4. List 5 steps of the Scientific Method.
5. Distinguish among: hypothesis, theories, and laws.
6. Give the SI unit for:
A. length
B. mass
C. weight
D. area
E. volume
F. density
G. temperature
7. Differentiate between mass and weight.
8. Differentiate between area and volume.
9. List 3 lab safety rules
Answers
1. List the 4 Earth Sciences
Geology
Meteorology
Astronomy
Oceanography
2. Give 2 ways technology helps you.
Makes work easier
Produce more with less labor
3. Give 2 ways technology can be harmful.
Reduce low skilled jobs
Cause Pollution
4. List 5 steps of the Scientific Method.
1. Determine the problem
2. Make a hypothesis
3. Test your hypothesis
4. Analyze the results
5 Draw conclusions
5. Distinguish among: hypothesis, theories, and laws
Hypothesis scientific guess
Theory explanation backed by results obtained from repeated tests or experiments
Law rule of nature that describes the behavior of something in nature
6. Give the SI unit for:
A. length - meter (m)
B. mass - kilogram (kg)
C. weight - newton (N)
D. area - square centimeter (cm2)
E. volume - cubic centimeter (cm3) or milliliter (mL)
F. density - grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3) or grams per milliliter (g/mL)
G. temperature - degrees Celsius (oC)
7. Differentiate between mass and weight
Mass measure of the amount of matter
Weight measure of the force of gravity on matter
8. Differentiate between area and volume.
Area amount of surface
Volume amount of space
9. List 3 lab safety rules
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