History/Inquiry of Science
Systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation to form laws
What is science?
Objects made by people such as tools, weapons, containers
What are artifacts?
Gaseous layer surrounding earth or another heavenly body
What is atmosphere?
Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
What are the three types of rock?
Moisture falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, etc
What is precipitation?
Process that asks a question and tests it
What is the scientific method?
Process of counting tree rings to determine age
What is dendrochronology?
Force of attraction between two masses
What is gravity?
Process of wearing or grinding something down by wind, water, etc
River-like streams of ocean water driven by winds
What are currents?
Theory made by Aristotle which was wrongly believed for 1000 years
What is spontaneous generation?
Aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment
Icy body with elliptical orbit and a gas/dust tail
What is a comet?
Mold & cast, petrifaction, carbonization, amber formation
What are fossilization types?
Hourly, daily or weekly status of the atmosphere
What is weather?
Science cannot prove anything, is not 100% settled and must conform to the scientific method. These are the...
What are limitations of science?
Process or machine that improves life or makes it better
What is technology?
Name the two types of planets
What are terrestrial and Jovian (gaseous)?
Rusting iron is an example of this type of process
What is chemical weathering?
Process that includes evaporation, condensation and precipitation
What is the hydrologic (water) cycle?
Scientists can wrongly allow this to affect their research and analysis
What is worldview?
Experiment where information is kept from the participants to reduce bias
What is a blind experiment?
Radiation reflected by a surface, such as the moon
What is an albedo?
These geologists believe the earth formed through slow processes over long time periods, as seen today
What is Uniformitarians?
Temperature, pressure, humidity, wind direction, wind speed