Integrated Science: Chapter 1 Study Guide

1. List the steps of the scientific method in order.

2. What is a precise measurement?

3. Define the following:

a. Mass

b. Length

c. Volume

d. Weight

4. How can scientific theories be changed?

5. List the branches of biology.

6. Convert 12500 millimoles to moles.

7. Explain what each type of graph is best used for:

a. Line graph

b. Pie graph

c. Bar graph
8. Write 52,000,000 km in scientific notation.

9. How many significant figures does each of the following have:

a. 8.526
b. 70,500
c. 0.025

10. What is accuracy?

11. Write 0.000256 in scientific notation.

12. What are the branches of natural science?

13. How do scientist test a hypothesis?

14. What is a scientific law?

15. If you find the area of a yard that is 2.5 m by 2.65 meters, how many

significant figures should your answer have?

16. Write 5 x 108 in conventional form (long form).

17. For a scientific theory to be valid, it need pass what three tests?

18. What is a model used for?

19. What are the SI units for measuring the following:

a. Temperature

b. Mass

c. Length

d. Volume

20. Define the following:

a. Science

b. Technology