Scientific Method
In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the....
independent variable
The thickest layer of the Earth
Lower Mantel
List the 4 Spheres of the Earth
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, and Atmosphere.
If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately
Notify your teacher
What does the the 5Ws and 1H stand for?
Who, what, when, where, why, how.
When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
communicating results
This layer is completely liquid.
Outer Core
A burning log, an uncovered pot of boiling water, biological organisms, ecosystems, and the Earth's atmosphere are example of what type of system.
Open System
You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube....
Away from people
List 2 human activities potentially disrupt Earth system interactions.
Deforestation, waste, air pollution, water contamination.......
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the dependent variable is
the number of plants in the water
The Plate tectonics can be found in this layer.
Asthenosphere
An igneous rock undergoes heat and pressure. The main heat source is coming from where? What type of process is this?
Interior (Internal Process)
True or False
Return all unused chemicals to their original containers.
False
Why are Topographic Maps why?
To look at elevation.
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact is a/an
experiment
The complete depth from the crust to the inner core is....
3,200 miles
The Stratosphere contains and important layer called the....
Ozone Layer
Used to measure mass by moving weights along a beam...
Triple Beam Balance
Difference between Longitude and Latitude? List the Hemispheres.
Latitude: Distance north or south of the equator
Longitude: Distance east or west of the prime meridian
(North & South, East, & West Hemisphere)
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact is a/an
Experiment
What layer of the Atmosphere touches the crust of the Earth
Troposphere
The Oceanic Crust interacts with which sphere of the Earth
All (Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere)
Used to measure the volume of larger objects with irregular shapes.
Graduated Cylinder
What is an external process?
external processes are forces and mechanisms that occur at or near the Earth's surface