Are ya Achin' for Bacon?
He was the "Father of the Scientific Method".
Who was Sir Francis Bacon?
Any living thing
What is an organism?
This is the study of dirt and all its parts.
What is "pedology"?
This is an educated guess.
What is a "hypothesis"?
The material in soil that was never "living".
What is "inorganic" material?
Observing, Hypothesizing, and Experimenting
What are the three main activities of the Scientific Method?
The surroundings of a living thing
What is environment or habitat?
These are the two types of material found in soil.
What is "organic" and "inorganic"?
This is the thing that changes from the "control group" to the "experimental group".
What is a "variable"?
This is the layer of soil where most "organic" material is found.
What is the "topsoil layer"?
This is the number of "variables" allowed in the "experimental group."
What is "one"?
Material derived from a once-living organism.
What is "organic" material?
Material in the soil derived from once "living organisms".
What is "organic" material?
This is the group in an experiment that contains the "variable".
What is the "experimental group"?
These are the three layers of soil from top to bottom.
What are topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock?
To study the laws of nature for the benefit of mankind.
What is the "purpose of science"?
The name of nutrient - rich, absorbent organic material found in soil.
What is "humus"?
This is the name of the organic material found in soil.
What is "humus"?
Conditions present in both the experimental groups and the control group
What are "constants"?
The process that breaks rock down into the "inorganic" material in soil.
What is "weathering"?
These are the 6 steps of the Scientific Method.
What are Observation, question, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, and record results?
Light, air, water, and soil
What are the four physical properties needed to support life?
These are the two benefits of "humus".
What is "acts like a sponge" and "returns nutrients to the soil"?
The group in an experiment that contains NO "variable".
What is the "control group"?
These are the three main physical elements that cause "physical weathering".
What is "wind," "water," and "extremes in temperature"?