What is Science?
What are the three main skills scientists use to understand the natural world?
Observing, inferring, and predicting
What are the four main spheres?
Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere
What are the 3 main types of landforms?
Plain,mountain, plateau
What is a topographic map?
A map that shows the surface features of an area
What is an index contour?
The line on a topographic map that is labeled with elevation
What is science?
Science is a way of learning about the natural world
What is earth science?
Earth science is the science that focuses on planet earth and its place in the universe
What does the topography of an area include?
It includes the area’s relief,elevation,and landforms.
What is the contour interval?
Contour interval is the change in elevation from contour line to contour line
What is relief?
Relief is the difference between the highest and lowest parts of an area
What is data?
Data is facts,figures, and other evidence gathered through observation.
What are the three branches of earth science?
Geology, meteorology, and environmental science
What is the height above sea level of a point called?
The height above sea level is called elevation.
What are the three types of information about the ground surface that are provided by a topographic map?
Elevation,relief, and slope
What is a wave?
A waves is an up and down or back and forth motion that carries energy from place to place but leaves matter behind
What is a controlled experiment?
A test of a hypothesis under conditions established by the scientists.
What are the four ways energy can be transferred?
Moving objects, waves, electromagnetic waves, and heat flow.
What is the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area?
The difference between the highest and lowest parts of an area is it’s relief.
What does the spacing between contour lines tell you?
It tells us the relief and how low or high the elevation is.
What is a hypothesis?
It is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
What is the difference between scientific law and scientific theory?
Scientific law describes an observed pattern in nature while scientific theory uses a wide range of observations to explain.
In which direction does heat flow between two objects of different temperature?
From a warmer object to the colder object
What is a scale?
Used to compare distance on a map or globe to distance on the earth’s surface
What is the contour interval if ten contour lines show a change in elevation of 2,000 feet?
200 feet
What is observing?
Observing is using one or more of your senses to gather information