ES Chapter 1 Section 1-2

Prefix/Suffix #1

100

Bio

Life

200

Micro

Small

300

Thermo

Heat or Temperature

400

Ter/Terra

Land or Earth

500

Helio

Sun

Prefix/Suffix #2

100

Ex

Out

200

Hydro

Water

300

Meteor

Things in the Air

400

Paleo

Ancient

500

Tropo

Turning or Change

Branches of Earth Science

100

Study of Earth's oceans

Oceanography

200

Study of the solid Earth

Geology

300

Study of Earth's Atmosphere

Meteorology

400

Study of the Universe beyond Earth

Astronomy

500

Study of Earth's environments and resources

Environmental Science

Mix up

100

Forces that build up Earth's surfaces are called

__________________ forces

Constructive

200

Give an example of a Destructive Force on Earth

Variety:

Storms, Floods, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Forest Fires, Erosion, Landslides,.........

300

In which "sphere" does the ice in a glacier belong to?

Hydrosphere

400

True or False

A scientific law is more likely to change than a scientific theory

False

500

Which "sphere" is the soil in your garden part of?

Lithosphere

Scientific Inquiry

100

The possible explanation for a set of observations. (your educated guess)

Hypothesis

200

Any factor that can change in an experiment

Variable

300

The variable that you change on purpose in an experiment.

Manipulated Variable

400

In an experiment, the variable that changes because of the manipulated variable.  What you measure

Responding Variable

500

All of the facts, figures, and other information gathered in an experiment 

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Data