What is Science?
The study of the natural world, that involves making observations and performing investigations
Science
Information collected by using your senses
Observation
A large, round body that revolves around a star
Planet
Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light
Stars
Water exits plants' leaves through a process called ___________.
Transpiration
A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it
Investigation
An investigation in which all of the conditions are controlled
Experiment
Name the "Inner Planets"
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
A group of billions of stars, the objects that orbit those stars, and dust
Galaxy
The state of water changing from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
Information collected during a scientific investigation
Evidence
A statement that can be tested and will explain what can happen in an investigation
Hypothesis
Name the "Outer Planets", also known as the "Gas Giants"
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
The name of the galaxy that we live in on Earth
Milky Way Galaxy
When water evaporates, it forms an invisible gas called ___________
Water Vapor
An idea or a conclusion based on an observation
Inference
Any condition in an experiment that can be changed
Variable
A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust. They have long orbits around the sun
Comet
In 2006, Pluto was reclassified and is now referred to as a _______, because its orbit crosses the orbit of other bodies in space
Dwarf Planet
The state of water changing from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
A personal belief that does not need proof
Opinion
The setup to which you will compare all the other variables
Control Variable
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun. You can find millions of them forming a "Belt" between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroids
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Barred Spiral Galaxy
Water that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface. It can form as either Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Hail
Precipitation