ES quiz 2/meteorology quiz 1

Describe a real-world scenario where society influenced what scientists study/not-study.

Match the following:

• Hypothesis

• If I water the grass in the summer evenings, then it will grow taller - compared to if I watered in the mornings.

• Observation

• The dog in the street belongs to one of the houses behind it.

• human error/bias

• I believe that as protein consumption increases, so will muscle mass.

• Inference

• There are 4 apple trees at the park.

• Prediction

• You are your partner are collecting data, you rounded up - he was exact.

Match the definition to its term:

Assemblages of inter-related components working together by a driving force.

• Common component

• Differentiating factor

• System

• Model

Open systems exchange _____, while closed systems only exchange energy.

(select all that apply)

• matter

• energy

• information

• heat energy

Which of the following are considered scientific models? (select all that apply)

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Match the following scientists with their findings/descriptions:

• EARTH was center of universe

• Aristotle

• Laws of motion

• Kepler

• rejected Aristotle's claim

• Copernicus

• SUN was the center of universe

• Galileo

• PLANETS move around the SUN

• Newton

Which value is the greatest?

• 5.0 x 10^-9

• 5.0 x 10^-4

• 5.0 x 10⁶

• 5.0 x 10⁸

What is 9.3 x 10^-3 in standard form? 

• .093
• .0093
• .00093
• .000093

• Which of the following is the dependent (measured) variable?

• The brand of paper towel determines the amount of liquid it holds.

• Brand paper towel

• amount of liquid it holds

Johnny wants to know how different types of colored light affect plant growth? What is the independent (purposefully changed) variable?

• light colors

• type of plant

• plant growth