Chapter 1
The second step of the scientific method is to
form a hypothesis
A set of beliefs that shape what someone believes to be true is a
World View
The idea that present observations can explain all the geological features of the Earth is
Uniformitarianism
A body of water where the river meets the ocean is an
Estuary
Meteorology is the study of
weather
A table, diagram, or chart that shows data in a visually organized manner is a
concept map
Earth is a part of the _____ planets
Inner
Remains or impressions of living things is called
Fossils
A high ridge that seperates two river systems is a drainage
divide
The natural process that maintains a proper temperature balance in Earth's atmosphere by trapping heat is the
Greenhouse Effect
Variables are parts of an experiment that are
Controlled
The big bang theory is an evolutionary hypothesis about the ____ of the world
Orgin
The theory that crustal plate activity can cause geological events and processes
Plate tectonics
The hydrosphere includes all the ___ of the Earth.
water
The movement of water from the Earth's surface into the air and back to the Earth's surface is the
water
What is science
Studies of the universe
What is the difference between a geocentric and heliocentric view of the universe
Geogcentric-Earth is the center of the universe
Helicentric-Sun is the center of the universe
What are 2 stages of Noah's Flood
1. Flooding
2. Recessive
What causes tides
Moons gravitational pull
Wind is air moving into ____ pressure areas
low
The part of a graph that represents a certain fraction, or part of a whole is a
Sector
The study of God's creation beyond our atmosphere
Astronomy
Coal is a type of
Sedimentary Rock
A low area of land near the coast that floods with the tide is a
Salt Marsh
What are the 5 climate zones under the Koppen Climate Classification System
Tropical, Dry, Mild, continental, polar