Intro. to Science
What one notices with his or her senses while conducting an experiment or extensive research.
observations
A measure of the amount of matter in an object is the object's _____________.
mass
A motion that an heavenly or celestial body appears to make is called an ____________ ____________.
apparent motion
The terrestrial planets are:
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
The imaginary lines drawn around the earth from east to west that assist with navigation and geolocation are called ______________ lines.
latitude
Assumptions or conclusions reached, based upon one's understanding of observations, data or some other types of evidence and reasoning.
inferences
The amount of space (in three dimensions) an object takes up is the object's _______________.
volume
The theory or model of our solar system with the heavenly or celestial bodies revolving around a stationary earth is called the ___________ ________.
geocentric model
The Jovian planets are:
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
The imaginary lines drawn around the earth from north to south that assist with navigation and geolocation are called ______________ lines.
longitude
An educated guess or claim about the cause of a phenomenon is an __________________.
hypothesis
An object's mass divided by its volume is equal to the object's _____________. Or, ___ = M/V
density or D = M/V
The theory or model of our solar system with the heavenly or celestial bodies revolving around a stationary sun is called the ___________ ________.
heliocentric model
The largest planet is ____________.
The smallest planet is ____________.
Jupiter
Mars
To standardize time for regions around the world ________ ________ were created.
time zones
The information collected during an experiment, whether qualitative or quantitative is called ________.
data
If one adds the following data, the numbers 80 + 95 + 100 and then divides the sum of these numbers 275 by the amount of data, in this case - 3 numbers, one will have calculated the simple _____________ of these numbers, your data.
average
The earth rotates on an imaginary axis that is tilted at an angle of ________. Earth rotates from ______ to ______ on its imaginary axis once every ________ or ________.
23 1/2 or 23.5 degrees
west to east
24 hours or day
The terrestrial planets are made of _____________.
The Jovian planets are made of _____________.
rock
gas
A ____________ eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the earth and the sun.
solar
One may conduct an experiment to try and answer a _____________ or to better understand and actually solve a _____________.
question, problem
If Ethan, Hunter, Nazir and Riley ate 12 out of the 35 oranges our Principal, Mrs. Dowdell, bought for them to eat during the Honors Luncheon, what percentage of the oranges Mrs. Dowdell purchased did they eat? Explain how to calculate the percentage or show your work.
12 oranges eaten / 35 total oranges x 100 = ____%
The earth revolves around the sun once every ______ ______ or ______.
365 1/4 or 365.25 days
year
The moon revolves around the earth once every _____________.
27 1/2 27.5 earth days
A ____________ eclipse occurs when the earth comes between the moon and the sun.
lunar