SCIENTIFIC METHOD
What is the definition of hypothesis?
A hypothesis is an educated guess about what will happen in your experiment.
What is the outer most layer of the earth?
The crust
At this boundary Earth's tectonic plates are moving away from each other:
Divergent Boundaries
This rock formed through cooling and solidification?
Igneous Rocks
_______ is a natural process that slowly breaks apart or changes rock.
Weathering
What is an independent variable?
Independent variable is the variable that is changed.
What are Earth's layers from the outer most, to the inner most layer?
1. Crust
2. Mantle
3. Outer Core
4. Inner Core
At his plate boundary, Earth's tectonic plates are moving toward each other. What are some effects?
Converging
-Mountains
-Volcanoes
-Trenches
-Earthquakes
This rock type is formed through sedimentation and compaction:
____________ is when tiny pieces of the Earth's surface are moved from one place to another.
Erosion
What is a dependent variable?
Dependent variable is the variable affected by the change of the independent variable.
What is the thickest layer of the earth?
Mantle
At this boundary type, Earth's tectonic plates slide past each other:
Transform boundaries
This rock type is formed through heat and pressure:
Metamorphic
________________ is when pieces of the Earth are deposited somewhere else.
Deposition
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
Ms. Barragan wanted to see the room temperature affected students test scores.
The rooms temperature
Fill in the blank:
The closer to the center of the earth the ________ the temperature and pressure.
higher
What type of energy causes the earths plates to move?
Thermal
Scientist classify rocks by how they are ________.
formed
Fossils are found in ________ rock.
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Will the amount of salt in water impact how fast it freezes?
How fast the water freezes
Which layer of the earth has the highest temperature and pressure?
Inner core
What is an event is caused by a transform boundary?
Earthquake
____________________ is a system that shows how rocks change or transform over time.
The Rock Cycle
_________ provide information of Earth's conditions in the past.
Fossils