Science Basics
What are the things in an experiment that DO change?
Variables
What gas is essential to human life and makes up 21% of air?
Oxygen
What is a collection of planets in orbit around a star?
Solar system
What is the ability to move in response to stress?
Elasticity
What is the part of Earth that supports life?
Biosphere
What are the things in an experiment that DO NOT change?
What gas is the most abundant in the air (78%)?
Nitrogen
What is the form of energy transferred from the sun to earth as radiation?
Solar energy
What is the solid layer of rock beneath the crust, behaves elastically?
What is the level of the oceans' surface, used in describing the height of geological features?
Sea level
What is a short, direct statement that summarizes the main point of an essay, or the findings of a research paper or presentation?
Thesis
Gasses that make up less than 1% of the air are called ______
Trace gasses
What is the term for the knowledge about the earth and its place in the universe?
Earth History
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
Where two tectonic plates meet under the ocean
What is the continuous movement of water between the surface and the troposphere?
Water cycle
What is the type of science that compares one phenomena to another?
Comparative
Which layer of the atmosphere is where northern lights originate from?
Thermosphere (Ionosphere)
How many recognized planets are in our solar system?
8
What is the ring of fire?
a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes
What is the average weather of an area over a long period of time?
Climate
What is the purpose of experimental science?
To determine causes
Which layer of the atmosphere is where meteorites burn up?
Mesosphere
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
Energy
What was Pangea?
in early geologic time, a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
What is a body of underground rock water, that provides the water for wells and springs?
Aquifer