Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Inquiry
Earth Structure
Earth Formation
Rock Cycle
100
In a data set, this is the average.
What is the mean?
100
In a data set, this is the value that appears most frequently.
What is the mode?
100
The layer of Earth we are on is.....
What is the crust?
100
It is believed that our solar system formed from this.
What is a solar nebula?
100
Type of rock formed from cooling lava?
What is an igneous rock?
200
Every hypothesis should be this type of statement.
What is an "If, then" statement?
200
The group not introduced to the independent variable.
What is the control group?
200
the 3 basic layers of Earth
What is core (inner/outer), mantle (inner, outer), crust?
200
The reason Earth has layers.
What is density?
200
This type of rock is made when heat and pressure is applied to rock material.
What is metamorphic?
300
The variable being tested.
What is the independent variable?
300
The variable being measured.
What is the dependent variable?
300
Complete this statement: The ____________________ floats on the ______________.
What is the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
300
the formula for density, including the units.
What is mass (g)/ volume (cm3)?
300
List 4 physical properties used to id minerals
What is hardness, streak, color, luster, cleavage/fracture, density, or special properties?
400
Completing your work multiple times to check for accuracy.
What is repetition?
400
The process of completing someone else's experiment to check accuracy.
What is replication?
400
The reason the Northern Lights exist.
What is the magnetosphere?
400
The common ground between our earth and onions.
What is layers?
400
The processes that create sedimentary rocks are....
What is deposition, compaction, cementation?
500
Can be changed or modified according to new discoveries and evidence.
What is a scientific theory?
500
Explains an event or pattern observed repeatedly in nature.
What is a scientific law?
500
These spheres exchange energy and matter.
What are the bio-, cryo-, geo-, hydro-, and atmo- sphere?
500
The two factors that influence the force of gravity.
What is mass and distance?
500
the reason it is a cycle....
What is because there is no beginning or end?
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