Observations, Law, and Theory
What is a opinion?
What is the X-axis?
What is the hydrosphere?
This term describes the processes that move and transform carbon.
What are fluxes?
This cycle does not have an atmospheric component.
What is the phosphorus cycle?
"The flowers smell great" is an example of this type of observation.
What is a qualitative observation?
This variable is the outcome or what is measured.
What is the dependent variable?
Wind carries seeds from one location to another.
This scenario includes these two spheres.
What are atmosphere and biosphere?
This term describes the amount of carbon a person, group, or event releases to the atmosphere.
What is carbon footprint?
This process occurs when bacteria in the roots of plants or the soil take nitrogen from the atmosphere and turn it into a form of nitrogen plants can use.
What is N-fixation?
When an object goes up, it must come down. Determine if this is scientific law or theory.
What is a law?
In a controlled experiment, this is the variable that is changed to test the hypothesis.
What is the independent variable?
In the interaction between these two spheres, rocks are eroded by runoff.
What are geosphere and hydrosphere?
This process occurs when microbes break down dead organisms into nutrients.
What is decomposition?
This process happens when water evaporates from the stomata (small openings) of leaves.
What is transpiration?
On an average day, the temperature in San Diego can reach 73 degrees in November. This is an example of this type of observation.
What is quantitiative?
This variable stays the same throughout all trials of an experiment.
What is the constant?
About 95% of the hydrosphere is found here.
What are the oceans?
This factor that affects flux changes is described in this example: Carbon dioxide production from photosynthesis increases in the warmer months of the year.
What is climate conditions?
This type of rock is formed deep below Earth's surface.
What is metamorphic rock?
The scientific explanation for WHY a phenomenon/event occurs is called this.
What is a scientific theory?
Jamie wants to see how the change in temperature affects the activity of her rabbits. What is the dependent variable?
What is the activity of her rabbits?
These two spheres are involved/impacted by a volcanic eruption.
What are geosphere and atmosphere?
This factor that causes flux changes includes things like pollution and the burning of fossil fuels.
What is human impact?
This is an underground storage of water that is held inside of porous rock.
What is an aquifer?