Study Guide – Test Chapter 1
Scientific Inquiry, Density,
and Buoyancy
I.
Scientific
Inquiry and Data
A. Hypothesis – what is it?
B. What are variables in an experiment?
C. What is a manipulated/independent
variable?
D. What is a controlled experiment?
E. Why is it important that an experiment be
controlled?
F. What is the responding/dependent variable
in an experiment?
G. What are Qualitative and Quantitative
Data?
H. Why is data important when writing
conclusions?
I. Be prepared to analyze a scientific
experiment to identify parts of the experiment.
II.
Measurement
A. Metric Unit of Length is a meter
B. Weight is a measure of force (your weight
is a force on the Earth). The
units are pounds and Newtons.
C. Weight is determined by mass and gravity.
D. Why would weight change as you move from
Earth to space to the Moon but mass would not?
E. Mass is the amount of matter in an
object. Mass is measured in grams
on a balance.
F. Volume is the amount of space something
takes up.
G. Volume of a regular object (length x width
x height) cm3
H. Volume of an irregular object (water
displacement) milliliters
I. Read a graduated cylinder at the bottom of
the meniscus (curvature)
J. Metric Conversions using a metric
conversion line
III.
Equipment
IV.
Graphing
a. Know the parts of a graph.
b. Know how to read a graph to obtain data.
c. Know how to construct a graph to show data
d. Know how to find
errors or missing information on a graph.
