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Which of the following is true about scientists? a. They usually come from very similar backgrounds. b. They tend to come from all kinds of backgrounds. c. They often come from the same colleges. d. Most scientists come from the United States.
What is B. They tend to come from all kinds of backgrounds.
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A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface is a:
What is plateau?
100
A statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions is:
What is scientific law?
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When scientists put things into categories or group together items that are alike in some way, they are:
What is classifying?
100
Observations that deal with a number or amount are called:
What is quantitative observations?
200
Which branch of science includes the study of stars?
What is earth and space science?
200
A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form looplike bends called:
What is meanders?
200
A hot and wet climate causes weathering to take place:
What is rapidly?
200
The SI unit of time is the:
What is second?
200
A ridge of till located at the farthest point reached by a glacier is called a: a. horn b. fiord c. terminal moraine d. drumlin
What is C. terminal moraine?
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Which branch of science includes the study of plants, animals, and the human body?
What is life science?
300
Scientist use ____________ to examine models of complex systems.
What is computer programs (or software)?
300
The growth of plant roots and animal activity may result in ______________ erosion.
What is physical erosion?
300
The process in which rock fragments freeze to the bottom of a glacier and then are carried away when the glacier moves is called:
What is plucking?
300
The part of the Earth system that contains all of Earth's water is called the:
What is hydrosphere?
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Most scientific questions being investigated today: a. involve only one field of science b. span the different fields of science c. involve a small number of scientists d. do not require cooperation between scientists
What is B. span the different fields of science?
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Landslides, mudflows, slumps, and creep are all examples of:
What is mass movement?
400
Scientists have developed models for the structure of atoms because:
What is they are too small to study directly?
400
Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind...does what?
What is slows down or hits an obstacle?
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Trying to explain a solar eclipse is an example of: a. a prediction b. an experiment c. scientific inquiry d. classification
What is C. scientific inquiry?
500
Joe decides that cereal is the best breakfast because he thinks cereal tastes better than other breakfast foods. Joe is being: a. honest b. objective c. subjective d. ethical
What is C. subjective?
500
Frost wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by means of:
What is freezing and thawing?
500
Deltas are built up by:
What is deposition?
500
When scientists create a representative of a complex process, they are:
What is making models?
500
If scientists cannot obtain exact numbers, they should rely on a(n): a. calculation b. estimate c. guess d. assumption
What is estimate?