Vocab I
A way of learning about the natural world.
What is science?
The earth is billions of years old.
What is false?
The first part of the scientific method.
What is to ask a question?
The variable a scientist changes.
What is a manipulated variable?
The study of solid Earth.
What is geology?
The many ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
What is scientific inquiry?
Constructive forces slowly wear away mountains on the Earth's surface.
What is false?
(destructive forces)
A possible explanation for a set of observations.
What is a hypothesis?
What is the day before?
The study of Earth's oceans.
What is oceanography?
A test of hypothesis under conditions established by the scientist.
What is a controlled experiment?
The lithosphere is Earth's solid rocky outer layer.
What is true?
These are written down as you watch an experiment.
What are observations?
Your chief concern when performing an experiment or lab.
What is safety?
What is meteorology?
A well-tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations.
What is a scientific theory?
Technology is a group of parts that work together as a whole.
What is false?
(system)
When you infer, you are forming this.
What is a conclusion?
You should always wear these when performing an experiment or lab.
What are goggles?
The study of the universe beyond Earth.
What is astronomy?
Describes an observed pattern in nature.
What is a scientific law?
The goal of technology is to improve the earth.
What is false?
(the goal of technology is to improve the way people live)
Name the six steps in the scientific method in order.
What are
ask a question
form a hypothesis
conduct an experiment
made observations
for an analysis
conclusion
You should never do this when carrying out a field investigation.
What is be alone?
The study of Earth's environment and resources.
What is environmental science?