Branches of Earth Science
Scientific method
Scientific models
Measurement and Safety
Miscellaneous
100
This is the branch of earth science which studies rocks, minerals and the Earth's structure.
What is Geography
100
A series of steps that scientists use to solve a problem or answer a question.
What is the scientific method?
100
A pattern, plan, representation, description, designed to show the workings of a object system or concept.
What is a model?
100
What is the full name of SI?
What is the International System of Units?
100
A problem in an experiment that causes data to be inaccurate or not precise.
What is a source of error?
200

This is the branch of earth science which studies the ocean. 

What is Oeanography?

200
A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter to test something.
What is the independent variable?
200
Models you can touch that show large things smaller or small things larger.
What is a physical model?
200
Tell the three most common units used to measure metric length.
What is mm, cm, and meter?
200
This occurs when scientists redo or retry the same experiment to check the data and results.
What is a retest?
300
This is the branch of earth science that studies, climate, weather, and the earth's atmosphere.
What is meteorology?
300
This variable is kept the same throughout the experiment, while this other variable is measured carefully.
What is a control variable and a dependent variable?
300
A model of a system of ideas, or a comparison of familiar things to help explain an idea.
What is a conceptual model?
300

Metric units for the volume of a liquid.

What is liter?

300

What safety signs would be used in an experiment using acids, a bunsen burner, and a caustic chemical?

What is hand safety, eye safety, clothing protection, heating safety, andchemical safety?

400

This is the study of the universe. 

What is astronomy?

400

These are the 7 steps of the scientific method.

What is question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, data collection, analysis & conclusion and retest.

400

A model made by using formulas, numbers, and data. 

What is a mathematical model?

400
The three base units of the SI system.

What are meter, liter, and gram?

400
The systems of temperature used by the Metric System and the English System of measurement.
What is degrees Celsius, Kelvin,and degrees Fahrenheit?
500
These are the five special branches of earth science.
What is environmental science, ecology, geochemistry, geography and cartography?
500

Only one of these should be tested at a time. 

What is a variable?

500
Two types of models which would be best used to predict the area affected by an earthquake and the dynamics of an earthquake.
What is a mathematical model, and a physical model.
500
The formula that uses length x width x height. Name the units used for area in metrics.
What is area? meters, cm, mm, km squared.
500
The chimneys on the ocean floor that spew black clouds of minerals, and the crack on the ground that releases hot air and water into the ocean.
What are black smokers? What are hydrothermal vents?
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