Mod 2-3
A key that explains how to read a graph.
What is “legend”?
Research that is motivated by wanting to improve something. It asks the question “How can I make this better?”
What is “applied science”?
Star patterns which, according to the Bible, are for marking signs and seasons.
What are “constellations”?
The preserved remains of once-living organisms.
What is “fossil”?
The part of the hydrological (water) cycle that involves liquid water converting to gaseous water.
What is “evaporation”?
A factor that changes throughout an experiment.
What is “variable”?
Objects that have been made and left behind by past human life or human civilizations.
What are “artifacts”?
Natural or artificial bodies that orbit planets/stars.
What are “satellites”?
A mix of sand, mineral, etc. that is laid down by water in piles until it becomes cemented by pressure, heat and/or chemical reactions.
What is “sediment” or “sedimentary rock”?
The type of cloud with white puffy tops and flattened bottoms.
What is “cumulus”?
A system/process that scientists use to make a logical conclusion or answer a question. It involves steps like making observations, gathering data, and conducting research.
What is “scientific method”?
The test that comes from determining if a text is confirmed by other historical documents or archeology.
What is “internal test”?
Massive eruptions of energy from the sun’s photosphere (surface) that can collide with Earth’s atmosphere.
What are “solar flares”?
The process of wearing or grinding something down by natural agents.
What is “physical weathering” or “erosion”?
The study of weather and climate from Earth’s atmosphere.
What is “meteorology”?
What is a “hypothesis”?
When a date or period of history is referenced/printed on an artifact indicating how old it is.
What is “known age”?
A large section of ice chunks (similar to asteroids) that exists just beyond Neptune, near Pluto.
What is “Kuiper Belt”?
The largest layer of Earth that is primarily plastic rock and separated from the surface by MOHO.
What is “mantle”?
The layer of Earth’s atmosphere that is closest to the ground.
What is “troposphere”?
A trial or variable in an experiment that all the others are compared to.
What is “control”?
The field of study meant to analyze texts to determine if they are accurate or not.
What is “textual criticism”?
A range from 0-1 that measures light reflection. For example, our moon measures at 0.11 and freshly fallen snow is 0.95.
What is “albedo”?
The belief that large-scale disasters, which are not identically repeatable, have resulted in shaping the Earth’s structure and layers (geology).
What is “catastrophism”?
A weather tool/instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is “barometer”?