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Branches of Earth Science
Scientific method
Scientific models
Measurement and Safety
Vocabulary
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This is the branch of earth science which studies the atmosphere in relation to weather and climate.

What is Meteorology?

100
A series of steps that scientists use to solve a problem or answer a question.
What is the scientific method?
100
A pattern, plan, representation, description, designed to show the workings of a object system or concept.
What is a model?
100
What is the full name of SI?
What is the International System of Units?
100

A possible explanation or answer to a question that can be tested.

What is hypothesis?

200

This is the branch of earth science which studies the ocean. 

What is Oeanography?

200
A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter to test something.
What is the independent variable?
200
Models you can touch that show large things smaller or small things larger.
What is a physical model?
200
Tell the three most common units used to measure metric length.
What is mm, cm, and meter?
200

The measure of how hot or cold something is.

What is a temperature?

300

This is the branch of earth science that combines geology and chemistry.

What is geochemistry?

300
This variable is kept the same throughout the experiment, while this other variable is measured carefully.
What is a control variable and a dependent variable?
300
A model of a system of ideas, or a comparison of familiar things to help explain an idea.
What is a conceptual model?
300

Metric units for the volume of a liquid.

What is liter?

300

The study of the origin, history, structure, and processes of the Earth.

What is Geology?

400

This is the study of the universe. 

What is astronomy?

400

These are the 7 steps of the scientific method.

What is ask a question, hypothesis, design an experiment, data collection, analyze results, draw conclusions, and communicate results.

400

A model made by using formulas, numbers, and data. 

What is a mathematical model?

400
The three base units of the SI system.

What are meter, liter, and gram?

400

The dog's tail wagged 32 times in a minute. What kind of observation is this?

What is qualitative?

500

These are the four branches of earth science.

What are meteorology, oceanography, astronomy, and geology?

500

Only one of these should be tested at a time. 

What is a variable?

500

An explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations.

What is a theory?

500

Get teacher's permission.

Read the lab procedures completely.

Pay attention to safety information.

What should you do before you start any science investigation?

500

The measure of the amount of matter in an object.

What is mass?