Sci Design / Energy Transfers

The question that a scientist asks and seeks to answer.

• Problem
• Hypothesis
• Control
• Experiment

A testable statement that is designed to answer a problem through experimentation.

• Problem
• Hypothesis
• Control
• Experiment

The variable that a scientist changes.

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Constant
• Control

The variable that a scientist measures.

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Constant
• Control

The variable that a scientist attempts to keep the same.

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Constant
• Control

The group that does not receive the independent variable.

• Independent variable
• Experimental Group
• Constant
• Control Group

The group that receives the independent variable.

• Independent variable
• Experimental Group
• Constant
• Control Group

Heat transfer through direct contact.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation

Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves that can travel through empty space.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation

Heat transfer through a fluid (liquid or a gas) that works through changes in temperature and density.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation