No student devices needed. Know more
30 questions
What is a Variable?
a single factor that is isolated and tested in an experiment. Could be changed or not changed.
Information using the senses to describe observations.
Based on attitudes, beliefs, or opinions instead of verifiable evidence
an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations
What is Quantitative Data?
information capable of being measured, how much, how many, written in numbers.
Information using the senses to describe observations.
Number of times an experiment is repeated for each level, or value, of the independent variable.
An Investigation Based on Facts
What is Qualitative Data?
information capable of being measured, how much, how many, written in numbers.
Information using the senses to describe observations.
a representation of an object or system
an individual group kept constant and is a standard of comparison in the "natural" state.
A Push or a Pull acting on an object is known as...
Atoms
Factor
Force
Acceleration
A testable explanation based on observation, experience, or scientific reasoning
Hypothesis
Inference
Matter
Claim
What is a Constant?
variable that the investigaor chooses to change in an experiment
the variable that may change as a result or a response.
an individual group kept constant and is a standard of comparison in the "natural" state.
all the variables in the experiment that are kept the same through all trials.
When the Earth goes around the Sun, it is called a...
Rotation
Revolution
Constant
Pattern
When the Earth spins on it's axis it is called a...
Factor
Revolution
Rotation
Pattern
What is the process called where rock is dissolved, worn away or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces?
changing
weathering
erosion
oxidation
When oxygen in the air reacts with iron, the process is...
Abrasion
Weathering
Oxidation
Infiltration
What is an atom?
Organizes the elements based on their repeating properties.
the smallest unit of ordinary matter that makes up a chemical element.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down by chemical or physical means.
A one- or two-letter abbreviation of an element's name.
What is an Ecosystem?
The process of an organisim to change color and blend into it's environment
the struggle between organisims for limited resources
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
the function or purpose and organis serves
A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest unit of a chemical compound in a chemical reaction is a...
molecule
atom
factor
electron
Mechanical energy, stored energy, or energy caused by its position is called...
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Force
Velocity
What is the energy an object has because of its motion?
Potential Energy
Force
Kinetic Energy
Speed
What Law states that gravitational force is related to mass and distance of the objects?
gravitational pull
universal gravitation
plate techtonics
net force
What is Plate Tectonics?
Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
A theory stating that the Earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
any living component that affects another organism or shapes the ecosystem is called a ...
community
biotic factor
ecosystem
abiotic factor
A non-living chemical and physical part of the environment that affects living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems is a/an....
biotic factor
abitotic factor
ecosystem
habitat
What is matter?
A pure substance that cannot be broken down by chemical or physical means.
Anything that has mass and takes up space
The basic particle from which all elements are made.
Compounds formed from chemical reactions.
What is Symbiosis?
any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different species
a group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area and in a particular time
an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism
evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness.
What is it called when you draw a conclusion from information; to presume from evidence or observation?
Observation
Inference
Example
Evidence
Substances that are made up of a single kind of atom is a/an...
matter
atom
element
molecule
What is the property of matter where something continues a state of rest or uniform motion unless that state is changed by an unbalanced force.
energy
inertia
gravity
force
What is a Phenomena?
a consistent or repetitive set of data or observation where relationships can be observed or inferred.
the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave
The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
any event or fact that could be observed, amazing or not.
What is a control group?
a highly personal and unreasonable distortion of judgement.
all the variables in the experiment that are kept the same through all trials.
Information gathered using your five senses and/or scientific instruments
an individual group kept constant and is a standard of comparison in the "natural" state.
What is the sum of forces acting on a particle or body called?
gravity
Net Force
inertia
matter
What is a Food Web?
describes how organisims interact for limited recources in an environment
a period of time where an organizims changes collor to blend into its environment
Shows how all organisims are connected in an environment
an interaction between organisims where neither organisim benifits.
What is Adaptation?
A physical or behavioral characteristic that helps an organisim survive.
show how all organisms are connected in an environment
an interaction between organisims where neither one benifits
a struggle between organisms for limited resources.
the function or purpose an organism serves is its...
Limiting factor
Habitat
Niche
Adaptation
Explore all questions with a free account