Scientific method
What term of the scientific method makes an "if, then" statement, making a prediction as to what you think will happen during an experiment?
What is hypothesis
Gradual increases in Earth's temperature
What is Global warming
True or False: A mineral can be different colors but still be considered the same mineral
True
The energy that comes from the sun is known as
What is solar
Type of rock created due to heat and pressure
What is Metamorphic
The part of an experiment that remains unaffected by the independent variable
What is the control
Define Climate
What is weather over a long period of time in a certain area
What is Streak
What is the ability of certain atmospheric gases to trap heat and keep the planet relatively warm
Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock
What is Igneous
The summary of an experiment
What is conclusion
What causes the seasons to occur on Earth?
What is the tilt of Earth on its axis
Why is coal not considered a mineral
Because it is made of organic material
Alternative energy source generated beneath Earth's crust and can be used to heat buildings
What is Geothermal
Rock formed from the solidification and cementation of sediment
What is quantitative
Type of climate does chemical weathering occur most rapidly
What is warm and wet
What is the name of the scale that determines the hardness of a mineral
What is Mohs Hardness scale
The sun heats up the Earth
What is radiation
What is sedimentary
The variable that changes or is affected during an experiment
What is dependent variable
Give an example of the climate of an area
In Southern California, temperatures on average are mild and rainfall is low
The 5 characteristics of a mineral
1. Solid
2. Naturally occuring
3. inorganic
4. Fixed composition
5. Crystal form
heat transfer occurs due to direct contact with a heat source
What is conduction
What is Intrusive Igneous