Module 1&2&3
The systematic Study of the natural world through observation and experimentation
Science
Study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics
Archaeology
The decayed remains of a once-living creature
Humus
The smallest chemical unit of matter
Atom
The process by which plants produce their own food
Photosynthesis
A community of organisms that interact with each other and their physical environment
Ecosystem
An organism that obtains its food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter
Consumer
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
Hypothesis
Objects made by people such as tools, weapons and containers
Artifacts
The process of wearing or grinding something down by wind, water or other natural agents
Erosion
These are found orbiting the nucleus of an atom
Electrons
The smallest unit of life in creation
Cell
Top layer of the ocean
Sunshine layer
A model that shows feeding relationships in an ecosystem
Food web
The variable of part of an experiment to which all others will be compared.
Control
The study of Earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the Earth
Geology
The preserved remains of a once-living organism
Fossil
The rate at which an object moves
Speed
An organism that breaks down the dead remains of other organisms
Decomposer
Organs for taking oxygen from water
Gills
This biome has no trees
Tundra
Blind Experiments
The gaseous layer surrounding Earth of another heavenly body.
Atmospher
The study of weather
Meteorology
A device that either multiplies or redirects a force
Simple Machine
Consisting of a single cell
Unicellular
A group of whales is called this
Pod
The first organisms to take hold after new land is formed
Pioneer species
An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment
Experimental Variable
The branch of science that deals with the physical universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
Astronomy
Moisture falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow or hail
Precipitation
760 Miles per hour
Speed of sound
The study of living organisms
The production of visible light by living organisms
Bioluminescence
The temperate grasslands in the United States
Prairie