FLVS SCIENCE 101 – Scientific Process Observation

11 Jun FLVS SCIENCE 101 – Scientific Process Observation

Question

1.01

A. Scientific Process

B. Observation

C. Hypothesis

D. Experimentation

1. ______ An if/then statement that tries to answer a scientific question

2. _____ A rigorous procedure that produces scientific data

3. ______ The first step of the scientific process; leads to a question

4. ______ Testing the hypothesis to see if it is correct or not

Science vs Non-Science (Pseudoscience)

1. Can be modified by observation

2. Makes a prediction that cannot be tested

3. Seeks proof through experimentation, which can be repeated

4. Deals with the knowledge, understanding, and study of the natural world

5. Relies on stories and personal experience

1.02 Ocean Exploration

Who Does That?

1. Analyzes water salinity

Marine Biologist or Marine Chemist

2. Tags sea turtles and monitors their migratory patterns

Marine Biologist or Marine Geologist

3. Analyzes ocean/land interactions and how thermal energy affects the ocean

Marine Chemist or Physical Oceanographer

1.03 Ocean Zones

Each zone can be used more than once

A. Epipelagic

B. Mesopelagic

C. Bathypelagic

D. Abyssopelagic

E. Hadal

1. ______ The first zone to have absolutely no light

2. ________ High amount of oxygen here, from photosynthesis and diffusion

3. _______ Has the most light and therefore the most photosynthetic organisms

4. _______ Pressure is greatest here

5. _______ Nutrients from this zone sink to lower levels

6. _______ The midnight zone

1.04 Properties of Water

Answers may be used more than once

A. Density

B. Salinity

C. Specific Heat

D. Adhesion

E. Cohesion

F. Universal Solvent

1. _______ Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid

2. _______ The concentration of salt in a given amount of water

3. ______ Mass per volume

4. _______ The amount of heat that water can absorb before a temperature increase

5. ________ Attraction of a water molecule to other water molecules

6. _________ Allows water to remain a liquid at high temperatures

7. ________ Allows a body of water to freeze from the top, down; not from the bottom, up

8. _________ Water’s attraction to other substances