Unit 1 Scientific
Investigations
JEOPARDY
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Study Guide
Miscellaneous
100
The horizontal axis of a graph runs
from (where to where)... And is
also called the ____ axis.
A: What is left to right, x axis ?
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Miscellaneous
200
The elements of an experiment that
are kept the same for each subject
tested throughout the experiment
are called…..
A: What is constants ?
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Miscellaneous
300
In science, a hypothesis must be….
A: What is testable ?
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Miscellaneous
400
The independent variable is
always graphed on which
axis?
A: What is
axis)?
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the x-axis (horizontal
Miscellaneous
500
The mean (average) of this set of
data 2 cm, 5cm, 5cm is….
A: What is 4cm ?
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Vocabulary
100
Form of a number used to
simplify really big or really small
numbers.
A: What is scientific notation?
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Vocabulary
200
Basic metric unit of mass.
A: What is gram ?
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Vocabulary
300
Part of the experiment that “I” change on
purpose.
A: What is independent variable ?
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Vocabulary
400
Basic unit of length in the
metric system….
A: What is meter ?
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Vocabulary
500
Amount of space an object takes
up…
A: What is volume ?
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Experimental Design
100
A student tests the effect of heat on
bacteria growth. The independent
variable is….
A: What is heat ?
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Experimental Design
200
A student tests the effect of
heat on bacteria growth. The
dependent variable is….
A: What is bacteria growth ?
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Experimental Design
300
Researchers typically test
several subjects rather than
just one because….
A: What is they need to make
sure the results are consistently
the same.
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Experimental Design
400
List the parts of a scientific
experiment (including procedures).
A: What is make observations, create a
title, create a hypothesis (if-then
statement), experiment (set up a control
group and experimental groups), collect
data, make conclusions, re-test.
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Experimental Design
500
State the relationship
shown in the data
table between plant
growth and pH of
soil.
A: What is as pH increases plant growth increases
until a pH of 7.0 is reached, then growth
decreases?
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Lab Safety/exp.design
100
The first thing you should do if an
accident occurs in the lab is….
A: What is notify your teacher?
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookCELL2.html
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Lab Safety/exp.design
200
The most important
lab safety rule is…
A: What is always follow your
teacher’s instructions and textbook
directions exactly ?
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_er.html
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Lab Safety/exp.design
300
The title of this
experiment should
be…..
.
A: What is The effect of pH on the growth
of plants?
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Lab Safety/exp. design
400
An if-then statement is called a(n) ….
A: What is a hypothesis?
http://www.science.siu.edu/plant-biology/PLB117/JPEGs%20CD/0074.JPG
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Lab Safety/exp.design
500
The hypothesis this
experiment might be
designed to test….. .
A: What is if pH
increases, then plant growth will increase until
the pH reaches a certain point ?
http://www.science.siu.edu/plant-biology/PLB117/JPEGs%20CD/0076.JPG
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Metrics
100
The metric system of
measurement is based on the
number……
A: What is 10.
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Metrics
200
Mnemonic device used to aid
in figuring out metric
conversions.
A: What is King Henry Doesn’t
Usually Drink Chocolate Milk?
Image by Riedell
Metrics
300
680 kg = ________ mg
A: What is 680,000,000 mg?
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Metrics
400
4.6 km = ____________ cm
A: What is 460,000 cm?
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Metrics
500
380 cm = ________ km.
A: What is 0.0038 km?
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Scientific Notation
Convert this number into standard notation
8.976 x 107
A: What is 89,760,000
Scientific Notation
Convert this number into standard notation
4.321 x 10-8
A: What is 0.00000004321
Scientific Notation
Convert this number into scientific notation
0.0000003869
A: What is 3.869 x
-7
10
Scientific Notation
Convert this number into scientific notation
670,000,000,000
A: What is 6.7 x
11
10