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Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Ocean Waters
Stars
Misc.
100
the process of gathering knowledge about the natural world is called....
What is science?
100
Research is described as ....
What is answering some questions in science by looking facts up in magazines, the internet, etc.
100
Where does an undertow take sand and other particles from the shore?
What is out to sea.
100
The main elements in stars are helium and ....
What is hydrogen.
100
A qualitative observation is one that uses the.....
What is the five senses.
200
An experiment that compares the results from a control group with the results from one or more experimental groups is called...
What is a controlled experiment.
200
Three properties of waves are....
What is amplitude, wavelength and frequency
200
What transports most of the sediment in beach environments?
What is a longshore current.
200
Which color would an extremely hot star be?
What is blue.
200
An observation that is a measured observation is called a ....
What is a quantitative observation.
300
The first step of the scienctific method is...
What is a question.
300
An echo is a result of...
What is a reflected sound wave.
300
In the open ocean, these often form during storms.
What are whitecaps.
300
The temperature of star with a red color (compared to a blue star) is extremely....
What is cool.
300
We use a graduated cylinder to measure a .....
What is a liquid.
400
To use any of your senses to gather information is called ...
What is an observation.
400
When a wave is bent, it is....
What is refracted.
400
In what direction does an undertow flow?
What is the opposite direction of the wave.
400
A giant body of hot gases that is held together by gravity and produces its own light is called a ....
What is a star.
400
The factor in an experiment that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more other factors is the....
What is dependent variable.
500
When you answer questions by performing an activity that includes careful observation,you are using...
What is experimentation.
500
The distance between two crests is called...
What is a wavelength.
500
This occurs when a large volume of water suddenly moves up and down.
What is a tsunami?
500
The brightness of a star in the sky depends on its luminosity and its.....
What is distance.
500
The formula for calculating wave speed is....
What is wavespeed = lambda (wavelength) x frequency