Scientific Method/Variables
What is the scientific method?
A process/steps that scientists use to solve a problem.
What is the term for one object travelling around another object?
Revolution
What is the outside layer of the Earth called?
Crust
What is the zone of earthquake's and volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean called?
List the three types of rocks...
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
In which step do you organize your data into graphs, charts, and diagrams?
Displaying and understanding results
What is the term for an object spinning on its axis?
Rotation
Which layer is the thickest layer of the Earth?
Mantel
Dust and ash entering the atmosphere as a result of volcanic eruptions can affect Earth's
weather and climate.
Rocks are classified as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary according to...
how they formed.
What is the control variable?
The one thing that stays the same.
What is the imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole on which Earth spins?
Axis
Which layer is about the size of the moon?
Inner Core
What is the location directly above the focus point of the earthquake called?
epicenter
How are metamorphic rocks made?
heat and pressure
What is the independent variable?
The one thing you change.
How long does a revolution take?
Rotation - 24 hours or 1 day
Revolution - 365 days or 1 year
A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce a...
tsunami.
What are the three types of volcanoes?
composite, shield, cinder
How are igneous rocks made?
Write the steps of the Scientific Method in the correct order.
1. Create Research Question
2. Make your hypothesis
3. Design your experiment
4. Collect and record your data
5. Display and understand your results
6. Make conclusions/Answer your question
What does the moons gravitational pull effect on Earth? HINT: Oceans
Tides
What are the two scales used to measure Earthquake's?
Richter Scale & Mercalli Scale
What is true of all rocks on earth?
They are all made of minerals.