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Branches of Earth Science
Scientific Method
Special Branches of Earth Science
Scientific Models
Measurement
100
the scientific study of the sea
What is oceanography
100
an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested
What is a Hypothesis
100
the study of how humans interact with the environment
What is environmental science
100
a pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.
What is a MODEL
100
a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space.
What is Volume
200
the study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth and the processes that shape the Earth.
What is Geology
200
a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis
What is Variable
200
a person who makes maps
What is Cartographer
200
A summary of many experimental results and observations; it tells how things work
What is a LAW
200
This instrument is used to measure volume
What is a graduated cylinder
300
The study of the universe
What is Meteorology
300
a series of steps followed to solve problems
What is the Scientific Method
300
the study of the relationships between organisms and their surroundings
What is Ecology
300
an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations
What is a Theory
300
a measure of how hot (or cold) something is
What is Temperature
400
the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere, especially in relation to weather and climate
What is meteorology
400
an experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group with an experimental group.
What is a Controlled experiment
400
a person who studies the surface of the Earth
What is a Geographer
400
looks like the thing it models
What is a Physical Model
400
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
What is Mass
500
a person who studies earthquakes
What is a volcanologist
500
A statement of cause and effect that can be used to set up a test of a hypothesis
What is a prediction
500
the study of geology and chemistry
What is geochemistry
500
A model that represents an system of ideas
What is a Conceptual Model
500
the global measurement system
What is the International System of Units