Science Quiz Chapter 1 - Quizzez

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How many sig figs: 0.002 cm

1

You are asked to find the volume of a cube that is 5.75 m high, 4 m wide and 3.125 m long. How many significant figures should you show in you answer.

1

Convert 1,250 millimoles to moles.

1.25 mol

How many sig figs: 210 s

2

How many sig figs: 3.4. x 10 to 4 power g

2

How many sig figs: 7070 kg

3

How many sig figs: 1000.

4

How many sig figs: 501.0

4

How many sig figs: 7.070

4

The number 6,051.00 has how many significant figures

6

Ecology

A branch of biology that studies the balance in nature

Meteorology

A branch of earth science that studies the atmosphere and weather

Geology

A branch of earth science that studies the physical nature and history of earth

Chemistry

A branch of science that studies matter and its changes

scienfic law

A description of a process in nature that can be tested by repeated experiments

Scientific Method

A general descrpition of scientific thinking, used to find and evaluate possible answers to problems, and use critical thinking to solve scientfic problems.

Model

A representation used to study an object or event

a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured

Accuracy

On a line graph, the dependent variable is on the bottom and the independent is on the side

False - Independent is on bottom and dependent is on side

Bar graphs are a good choice for showing data that changes over time.

False - Line graph - compares similar data

A pie graph shows the value of several DIFFERENT items that are not related.

Flase - bar graph - parts of a whole

critical thinking

Is based on facts, uses logic, and uses observations.

You use what kind of graph to show change

Line

The most abundant material of a winter coat is what Pie graph shows - Nylon 66%, Spandex 4%, Polyester 30%

Nylon

a method of expressing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power

Scientific Notation

a prescribed decimal place that determines the amount of rounding off to be done based on the precision of the measurement

Significan figures

Technology

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

The greek word for "skopien" means

To see

Physics

a branch of physical science that studies forces and energy

scientific theory

an explanation of how a natural process works

The greek prefix "tele" means

distant

SI is considered a consistent system because it?

is used worldwide

Which unit is used to measure the mass of a computer?

kilogram

Which unit is used to measure the height of a bookcase?

meter

Most scientific questions are developed from

observations

Science

observing, studying, and experimenting to find the nature of things

Which tool would a scientist use to find information on the structure of an atom?

particle accelerator

the exactness of a measurement

precision

A tool used to break light into a rainbow like spectrum is the?

spectroscope

After formulating a question, the next step of the scientific method is

to research and collect data


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