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What are inquiry skills used for? A. Gather information and answer questions B. Testing a hypothesis C. Making observations
What is A. Gather information and answer questions
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Why are charts, tables, diagrams, and graphs useful? A. So that we have somewhere to store data B. Organizes data so it can be easily read and interpreted. C. They keep you from mixing up dependent and independent variables.
What is B. Organize data so it can be easily read and interpreted.
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What inquiry skill are you using if you put all the red skittles together, all the green skittles together, and all the orange skittles together?
What is classify
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What is formed when the sediment is dropped at the mouth of the river?
What is delta
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Which process forms most mountains?
What is movement of Earth's crust
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Which of the following scientific method steps is done first? A. Draw conclusions B. Hypothesis C. Ask Questions
What is C. Ask questions
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Put the scientific method in the correct order. - Conclusion - Hypothesis - Plan an experiment - Conduct and experiment - Ask a question
What is Ask a question Hypothesis Plan an experiment Conduct an experiment Conclusion
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What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is observe and ask questions
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The epicenter of the earthquake is located _____________
What is directly above the focus of the earthquake
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What information does a seismograph provide?
What is strength and length of an earthquake. It CANNOT predict an earthquake
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Classifiying, measuring, and recording data are all examples of what process? A. Communicating B. Inquiry C. Conclusion
What is B. inquiry
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Which tool would you use to make a quantitative observation? A. spring scale B. hand lens C. microscope
What is A. spring scale
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Which process tests a hypothesis?
What is scientific method
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How are mushroom rocks formed?
What is weathering caused by blowing sand
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What is the purpose of Barrier Islands and Sand Spits?
What is protect the mainland from wave erosion
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Why is using a thermometer or graduated cylinder more scientific than estimating temperature or volume? A. It is more accurate B. It is easier C. It uses more time
What is A. It is more accurate
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Which tool led to the discovery of bacteria and other tiny living things in water?
What is microscope
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True of False A rapidly flowing river will cause the river to become narrow and more shallow.
What is False. A rapidly flowing river will become wider or deeper.
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The movement of which of Earth's layers causes plates to move?
What is the Mantle
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What process replaces the sand on the beach?
What is beach restoration
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Which of the following allows you to organize information according to specific criteria? A. Graphing B. Measuring C. Classifying
What is C. Classifying
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Which tool would you use to make a qualitative observation? A. ruler B. dropper C. Hand lens
What is C. hand lens
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What is the purpose of a jetty?
What is beach protection.
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How do jagged mountain peaks become rounded?
What is weathering by wind and water
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How are canyons formed?
What is rivers cutting through the land