Science - Language of the Discipline 2023

How would you BEST define what "energy" is?

• ENERGY is the ability to do TRAVEL or to HEAT things up

• ENERGY is something that can USED UP to achieve something

• ENERGY is the ability to do WORK or to make things HAPPEN

• ENERGY is CREATED and DESTROYED when we do something, like run or heat our classroom.

What is a force?

• A visible burst of energy on an object.

• A push or a pull upon an object.

• A type of energy only found on Earth.

• Something that is impossible to define.

What is density?

• Density is a description of how a material LOOKS.

• Density is the measurement of how TIGHTLY a material is packed together.

• Density describes the SHAPE of an object.

• Density is the TYPE of atoms in an object

What is a chemical?

• A chemical is a LIQUID that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

• A chemical is a GAS that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

• A chemical is a SOLID that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

• A chemical is a SUBSTANCE that has specific properties or characteristics we can use to identify it.

What does "kinetic energy" mean?

• Kinetic energy is the energy of anything in MOTION

• Kinetic energy is the energy of anything at REST

• Kinetic energy is STORED energy in any object

• Kinetic energy is the energy an OBJECT has

When people talk about an object's "mass", what do they mean?

• Mass is the amount of WEIGHT an object has.

• Mass is the amount of MATTER an object contains.

• Mass is the VOLUME that matter takes up.

• Mass is how REACTIVE matter is with other substances.

Inference-When someone makes an inference, what are they doing?

• They're making an EDUCATED guess or prediction.

• They're SHOWING their data and research to someone.

• They're giving their EXPLANATION for what the data is showing.

• They're asking ASKING questions about what the data is showing.

What are micro-organisms?

• Microorganisms are a DIVERSE group of minute, SIMPLE forms of life.

• Microorganisms are a DIVERSE group of minute, COMPLEX forms of life.

• Microorganisms are VISIBLE to the eye and are everywhere.

What is an organism?

• An organism is a term for any LIVING thing.

• An organism is a term that only applies to living things that are an ANIMAL.

• An organism is a term that only applies to living things that are an PLANT.

• An organism is a term that only applies to living things that are either a PLANT or an ANIMAL.

When something is "seismic" it is...

• relating to the ATMOSPHERE, clouds and the water cycle

• relating to the ATOMS, ELECTRONS and periodic table

• relating to the SIZE of an object such as the moon or the planet Jupiter.

• relating to EARTHQUAKES or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.