SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

science fields

100

study of space

astronomy

200

study of weather

meteorology

300

study of materials that make up the earth (rocks)

geology

400

study of the ocean

oceanography

500

study of protecting the planet

environmental

experiments

100

a testable explanation of a situation

hypothesis

200

the problem solving procedure for doing experiments

scientific method

300

the factor in an experiment that you can change

independent variable

400

the group in an experiment that is NOT the experimental group

control group

500

the factor in an experiment that will change based on other factors

dependent variable

spheres

100

sphere of earth that makes up the crust mantle and core

geosphere

200

sphere of earth that makes up the air and sky

atmosphere

300

sphere of earth that makes up all the water on the planet

hydrosphere

400

sphere of earth that makes up all the ice on the planet

cryosphere

500

Sphere of earth that makes up all life on the planet

biosphere

science terms

100

standard system of units used in science

SI

200

shorthand for very large or very small numbers

scientific notation

300

a visual of the results to an experiment, like a pie chart or bar graph

scientific model

400

scientific statement that explains what happens but not WHY it happens. (a object will fall when you drop it.)

scientific law

500

scientific statement that explains why something happens based on experimental evidence.

scientific theory

notation

100

1.5 x 10²

150

200

1.5 x 10^-2

.015

300

1.5 x 10⁴

15,000

400

1.5 x 10^-1

.15

500

1.5 x 10⁷

15,000,000