Physical Science Chapter 1 Intro

What are factors in an experiment that remain the same?

• Inference

• Constant

• critical thinking

What is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience?

• Inference

• Observation

• Scientific practice

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what is a possible explanation about an observation that

can be tested by scientific investigation?

• Inference

• Science

• Hypothesis

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Using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occur.

• Observation

• Dependent variable

• Scientific theory

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An assumption based on observations

• Hypothesis
• Inference
• Guess
• Theory

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You want to test which pot will heat up water faster, an iron pot or a steel pot. What would your dependent variable be?

• Time to heat up water
• Temperature of water
• The iron and steel pots
• The type of heating element you use.

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Which is most likely the length of a student’s textbook?

• 30 centimeters
• 30 millimeters
• 30 hectometers
• 30 meters

Cam performs an experiment using the lab equipment shown.  What 2 properties is Cam MOST LIKELY measuring?

• mass and volume
• volume and temperature
• mass and temperature
• length and mass

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Which lists metric units, in order, from smallest to largest?

• milligram, centigram, gram
• kilogram, gram, centigram
• decagram, hectogram, milligram
• kilogram, hectogram, decagram

What is the SI base unit for volume?

• gram
• meter
• liter
• foot