The Scientific Method
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Question
A. Bottle that has a narrow neck
2. organize
B. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
3. hypothesis
C. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
4. gather
D. To arrange by systematic planning and united effort
5. test
E. A tentative insight into the natural world
6. record
F. To make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical ___ of
7. analyze
G. That which has mass and occupies space
8. conclude
H. A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic
9. theory
I. To decide by reasoning
10. science
J. One thousand grams
11. ho
K. The heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
12. Matter
L. The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
13. mass
M. Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
14. scale
N. Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes
15. weight
O. A tentative insight into the natural world
16. balance
P. How much matter something contains
17. beaker
Q. Study of the natural world through experiments
18. flask
R. Anything providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
19. burner
S. Trying something to find out about it
20. gram
T. The subject matter at issue
21. kilogram
U. German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his
22. bunsen
V. Staying steady without falling over