The Nature of Science
Methods of Scientists
Communicating in Science
Latitude and Longitude
Types of Maps
100
The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet.
What is the Atmosphere
100
Once the problem is defined and reserch is complete
What is the hypothesis
100
An explanation based on many observations during repeated experiments.
What is theory
100
The science of maping
What is cartography
100
A map thas parallel lines of latitude and longitude
What is mercator projection
200
The rigid outer shell of the planet.
What is the Lithosphere
200
The factor that is manipulated by the experimenter
What is the independent variable
200
A basic fact that describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon
What is law
200
imaginary line that goes between the north and south poles.
What is the equator
200
made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone
What is conic projection
300
The study of objects beyond earths atmosphere
What is astronomy
300
The measure of the amount of matter that occupies a given space
What is density
300
An idea, a system, or a mathmatical expression that is simular to the idea being explained
What is models
300
the distance in degrees north or south of the equator
What is latitude
300
shows changes in elivation of earths surface
What is topographic maps
400
The study of earths oceans
What is oceanography
400
The interval between two events
What is time
400
Record or analize scientific data
What is a lab report
400
The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
What is longitude
400
connects points of equal elevation
What is contour line
500
All organisms on earth as well as the enviorments in which they live
What is the biosphere
500
A measure of the gravitational force on an object
What is weight
500
a visual display that shows how two varibles are related
What is a line graph
500
represents zero degrees longitude
What is the prime meridian
500
Explains what symobls represent
What is a map legend
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