Using one or more of your senses to gather information
100
iffering
When you explain OR interpret the things you observe you are
100
What is predicting
What is predictingMaking a forecast on what will happen in the future
100
What is the scientific inquiry process
Ask a question
Form a hypothesis
Create and conduct
observe and record data
Analyze and conclude
communicate the results
100
What is the four spheres and what do they mean
lithosphere- the earths solid rocky layer
hydrosphere- rivers lakes oceans anything with water
biosphere- any living thing
atmosphere- all the mixture of gases that surround the planet
200
What is a constructive force
Shape Earths surface by building up mountains and landmasses
200
What is a destructive force
Slowly wear away mountains and every other feature in Earths surface
200
What is a geologist
Study the forces that shaped earth throughout its long history
200
What is a oceanographer
Study the ocean
Study everything from the chemistry ocean water to the shape of the oceans floor
200
What is a meteorologist
Are scientist who gather information about conditions in the atmosphere from around the world
300
What is a astronomer
They focus on the solar system
300
What are the five attitudes that scientist should have
Curiosity
honesty
open mindness
skebtism
creativity
300
What is environmental scientist
Study the earths environment and resources
300
Structure of earths system
The earths history
The earth in the solar system
What are the three big ideas of earth science?
300
Describe the difference between science and technology
Science is the study of the natural world and technology is meeting human needs and making life easier
400
What is a hypothesis and what does it mean to be testable
A hypothesis is a educational guess on what you think will happen
400
What is the most important safety rule in the lab
Follow the specific instructions given by the teacher
400
What are some reasonable safety precautions for field investigations
Always be with someone
400
What is the first thing you should do if an accident occurs
Tell a teacher
400
Describe what happen between science and God
Everybody kept thinking of themselves and took God out of the picture
They stopped asking who and why
They all loved themselves
500
What two questions were taken out of science due to humanism?
Who and Why
500
What latin word comes from science and what does it mean?
science came from scientia
Scientia- knowledge
500
What does the word science mean
The study of the natural world
500
which branch of earth would probably study the coral reef
earth science
500
What are the three skills that scientist use to help understand the natural world around them