Physics Unit 1 - Quiz 1

what are the 6 steps of the scientific method

1.) observation 2.) problem question 3.) hypothesis 4.) experimentation 5.) analyze data and draw conclusions 6.) report

1.) hypothesis 2.) qualitative 3.) iterative 4.) quantitative

1.) possible explanation for an observation 2.) having to do with the five senses 3.) having a cycle; occurring over and over 4.) measurable or estimated by quantity

the first Periodic Table was created by ___

Dmitri Mendeleev

___ helped many humans when he created the smallpox vaccine

Edward Jenner

the importance of experimentation was stressed by ___

Galileo Galilei

the man who formulated the laws of planetary motion was ____

Johannes Kepler

a man who is the forefront of creating the field of chemistry was ___

Robert Boyle

the amazing man who invented calculus, promoted the scientific method, discovered the three laws of motion, and also came up with important laws about gravity and planetary motion was ___

Sir Isaac Newton

corrosive

able to eat away at a material

define observation as used in the scientific method

gaining knowledge through the five senses or by recording data from scientific instruments

what is the language of science

mathematics

the word physics has to do with thing ___

natural

evacuate

remove persons or things from a place of danger to keep them safe

a scientist will ___ his experiments to verify the results

repeat

ockham's razor is the idea that the correct explanation for a phenomenon is the ___

simplest

a scientist may use an experiment or a ____ to collect data

survey

a definition of experimentation in the use of the scientific method is ___

testing a hypothesis by means of scientific techniques such as laboratory experiments or surveys

based on your knowledge and information given through the reading, what would you say is the definition of analyze?

to examine the information collected in an experiment

as used in the scientific method, what is the definition of conclusion?

to make a judgement as to whether or not a hypothesis has been verified