Scientific Method
Scientific Theory and give an example
What is the explanation based on experiments
Meters
What is the SI Unit for length
There are how many landforms?
What is three
Naturally occurring, inorganic solid
What is a mineral
Rock samples
What is direct evidence
Dependent Variable
What is the variable that is depends on the independent variable
The SI Unit for mass
What is grams (g)
Vast, flat areas with minimal elevation changes; landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief
What are plains
Streak
What is the color of the mineral's powder
Divided into three (3) main parts: lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mesosphere
What is the mantle
A testable prediction or an educated guess
What is a hypothesis
Mole (mol)
What is the SI Unit for the amount of a substance
The shape of the land that includes the area’s elevation, relief, and landforms; the study and display of Earth's surface shapes and features
What is topography
Rock formed underground
What is intrusive rock
Convection
What is transfer of heat through movement of heated fluids
Visual display of information or data
What is a graph
The SI Unit for Volume
What is Liter
The Prime Meridan
What divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
These rocks often contain fossils
What are Sedimentary rocks
Movement of thermal energy from one object or substance to another
An organized set of procedures used by scientists
What is the scientific method
Candela
What is the SI Unit for the intensity of light
Mercator, Equal-Area, and Conic Projections
What are the three (3) types of Map Projections
Rock Cycle
What is the continuous cycle of building, destroying, and changing rocks
Effects of mantle convection
What are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mountain formation, and ocean basins