Unit 1: Scientific Reasoning - Homework

Essential Questions Answered: How do we know which measuring devise to use?

What type of questions and hypotheses can e answered y science?

How do we know if scientific data is accurate?

How do we ensure that scientific investigations are oth safe and consistent with standard scientific practice?

How do we know if the conc!usions of a scientific investigation are va!id?

Important Questions: "f you co!!ect data for two varia !es and discover that the data makes a !ine when you graph it# what does this te!! you a out the two varia !es?

"f two varia !es have a direct$!inear re!ationship and one of the varia !es is dou !ed# what wou!d you e%pect to happen to the other varia !e?

& student conducts an e%periment on her c!othes dryer at home' She records the time it takes to dry c!othes at each of the different temperature settings on her dryer' What is the independent varia !e? What is the dependent varia !e? (ame one varia !e that shou!d remain constant'

Problem Solving: )he fo!!owing data was co!!ected during an e%periment' *ack and *i!! app!ied different amounts of force to a a!! and measured the distance the a!! ro!!ed down the ha!!way' Force (N) Distance (m) 1 .'10 0 .'10 2. 0. 1'0

a' Sketch a graph of the data' +a e! the a%es' ' "dentify the independent and dependent varia !es'

c' ,%p!ain how the two varia !es are re!ated'

d' "f the force app!ied to the a!! is cut in ha!f# what wou!d happen to the distance trave!ed?

e' Write an equation for the re!ationship etween the two varia !es' Show your work'

f' What does the s!ope of the !ine mean in this situation?

g' "f *ack app!ied a force of -. ( to the a!!# how far wou!d you e%pect it to ro!!? Show your work'

h' "f *ack app!ies a force to the a!! and *i!! measures that the a!! trave!s / m down the ha!!way# what force did *ack app!y? Show your work'