Science in General
The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested
Science
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean’s surface
Surface Current
The attractive force between two bodies of different substances that are in contact with each other
Adhesion
The movement of matter due to changes in density; the transfer of energy due to the movement of matter
convection
streamline movement of ocean water far below the surface
deep current
Steps in the scientific processes
Scientific method
rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids
acid precipitation
The force that holds molecules of a single material together
Cohesion
The transfer of energy as heat through a material
conduction
The quantity of heat required to raise a unit mass of homogeneous material 1K or 1 Degree Centigrade in a specified way, given constant pressure and volume.
Specific Heat
In scientific investigation, the factor that is deliberately manipulated
Independent variable
the movement of deep, cold and nutrient-rich water to the surface
Upwelling
Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
Convection Current
An increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance
Thermal energy
the ratio between mass and volume or mass per unit volume. It is a measure of how much stuff an object has in a unit volume
Density
The application of science for practical purposes, the use of tools, machines, materials and process to meet human needs
technology
Water that you are able to drink
Potable
A property of a system in which two points have opposite characteristics, such as charges or magnetic poles
Polarity
The kinetic energy of a substance’s atoms
Heat
A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
Jet Stream
The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations
Empirical evidence
a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
Aquifer
The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
Wind
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
Radiation
Air pollution that forms when ozone and vehicle exhaust react with sunlight
Smog