Scientific method
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent variable is
A) the types of plants or B) the amount of salt in the water
What is B) The amount of salt in the water
The scientific study of the sea and oceans.
What is oceanography.
This earth science subbranch studies fossils.
What is paleontology.
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
A) scientific method
B) experiment
C) hypothesis
D) observation
What is A) scientific method
Scientists are the only individuals who use the scientific method. True or False
What is false, we all use it.
A possible explanation or answer to a scientific question that can be tested in an experiment
What is the hypothesis
Geology is define_____________________.
The study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth and the processes that shape Earth.
Study amounts and distributions of natural and human-made chemicals in the ocean.
What is chemical oceanography.
A researcher conducted an experiment to see if temperature affected the blooms of a rose bush... What is the independent variable?
What is the temperature.
Descriptive or Physical Data
What is qualitative data
When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
A) analyzing data
B) making a hypothesis
C) experimenting
D) communicating results
What is D) communicating results
Meteorology can define:
The study of Earth's atmosphere, especially in relation to weather and climate.
A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose winds of more than 120 km/h spiral toward the intensely low-pressure storm center.
What is a hurricane
Numerical Data and Measurements
What is quantitative data
Gathering information by using your senses
What is observation
What does evidence mean?
What is proof based on facts
The study of the universe.
What is astronomy.
Combines studies of geology and chemistry.
What is geochemistry.
The variable that is deliberately changed/manipulated
A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Control
D. Uncontrolled
What is B) Independent variable
Receptive to arguments or ideas, broad-minded.
What is open-minded.
What is the scientific method?
What is a step-by-step process used to answer questions.
Study on how humans interact with the environment.
What is environmental science.
Make maps of those features by using aerial and satellite photos and computer mapping systems.
What is cartographers.
Different preservatives were tried in foods to determine which best restricted the growth of molds. What is the dependent?
What is the growth of mold.
Requesting information that leads to research or investigation.
What is curious.