used to express the number as a multiplier and a power of 10
What is scientific notation
100
A suggested explanation for an observation that is made is called
What is hypothesis
100
someone who studies the creatures that inhabit salty water, measure different physical and chemical properties of the oceans, and observe various processes in bodies of water is called a(n)
What is an oceanographer
100
a planned, organized approach to solving a problem
What is scientific method
100
the variable that is plotted on the horizontal x axis
What is dependent variable
200
the factor that is manipulated by the experimenter
What is independent variable
200
the factor that can change if the independent variable is changed
What is dependent variable
200
someone who studies the earth's composition and the processes that change it is a(n)
What is a geochemist
200
how many meters are in 2 km?
What is 2000m
200
variable that is plotted on the y axis
What is independent variable
300
a basic fact that describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon
What is law
300
used in an experiment to show that the results of an experiment are actually a result of the condition being tested
What is control
300
What part of Earth is thought to be composed of iron and nickel?
What is the core
300
what is the standard SI unit to measure length
What is meters (m)
300
this is a visual display that shows how two variables are related
What is line graph
400
The partially molten, plasticlike, flowing layer located below the solid part of Earth’s mantle is called the
What is asthenosphere
400
an explanation based on many observations during repeated experiments
What is theory
400
What is the general composition of Earth's continental crust?
What is granite
400
0 K equals to what degrees Celcuis
What is -273 degrees Celcius
400
what are two ways that scientist communicate results
What is lab reports and graphs
500
Someone who studies that habitats of organisms and how organisms interact with each other and their environments is a(n)
What is an ecologist
500
Give me 4 out of 8 examples of SI units
What is degress C, g/mL, km, s, cm3, m2, kg, N
500
what is an idea, a system, or a mathematical expression that is similar to the idea being explained