Chapter 1
Science
The study of matter and movement of Gods creation
3 Main Components of Scientific Method
Hypothesizing
Observation
Experimentation
Repeat it and get the same results
What is decomposition?
Breaking down of organic substances
The study of the earth's interior
Geology
matter
Any substance of the physical world
Dependent Variable
Factor that is observed
What is reproducibility?
Someone else can get the same conclusion as you
What is Humus?
Decayed materials
Sediments
Organized way for scientists to gather and pursue knowledge
Independent Variable
The factor you change
Define Post Hoc Fallacy
Lucky Sock
Name the layers of soil
Topsoil
Subsoil
bedrock
Name all the layers of the earth
Crust, Mantle, Core
Hypothesis
speculating or thinking seriously, about the objects and events of nature
Law
Theory that has never been proven false
What is Mass
The amount of matter in an object
What is the name of the charts pedologists use to provide descriptions of soil colors.
Munsell Charts
Define Moho
falsifiability
hypothesis is proven false
Pedology
Study of soil
What is an Atom?
Most basic units of matter
True or False:
Most plants grow best in soil that is neutral or slightly acidic.
True
What is plate tectonics
theory that plates and their movements effect many geologic structures