Nature of Science- Part I
Nature of Science- Part II
Tools of Earth Science
Rocks & Minerals Part I
Rocks & Minerals Part II
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It means an educated guess.
What is hypothesis?
100
A tool used to measure liquids.
What is graduated cylinder?
100
A representation of the features of a physical body, such as Earth.
What is a map?
100
the central part of the Earth
What is a core?
100
hardest on Mohs scale
What is a diamond?
200
The first step in scientific model.
What is identify a problem?
200
A measure of how much surface an object has.
What is area?
200
the distance north or south from the equator, expressed in degrees
What is latitude?
200
outermost layer of the Earth
What is a crust?
200
it measures of how easily a mineral can be scratched
What is hardness?
300
A variable that stays the same in an experiment.
What is a constant?
300
The amount of matter makes up an object.
What is a mass?
300
a map that shows surface features of an area
What is topographic map?
300
the portion of Earth that is water
What is hydrosphere?
300
the most abundant element in Earth's crust
What is oxygen?
400
A variable that is being tested in a science experiment.
What is independent variable?
400
a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space
What is a volume?
400
mathematical model that is constructed from data
What is a graph?
400
movement of matter due to difference in density
What is convection?
400
forms when rocks are weathered and eroded
What is sediment?
500
The study of Earth and space.
What is Earth science?
500
a tool used to measure temperature
What is thermometer?
500
Widely spaced contour lines indicate a _____.
What is a gentle slope?
500
layer of the atmosphere directly above the troposphere
What is stratosphere?
500
rock forms because of high heat and pressure without melting
What is metamorphic rock?
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