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Experimentation
Spheres
Anatomy of Earth
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Space & Tectonics
100
Name 2 things experiments have that investigations lack.
Possible answers: hypothesis, variables, controls, quantitative data/analysis
100
The study of the earth is...
What is Earth science
100
The solid, thin outer layer of Earth is the
What is crust
100
A type of volcano caused by a quiet eruption is a
What is shield cone
100
Tectonic plates sliding past each other are most likely to cause
What is an earthquake
200
What is changed in the experiment and might affect the outcome
What is a variable
200
A person who studies the biosphere
What is a biologist
200
The liquid iron region of Earth
What is the outer core
200
Magma is created in the ______ then pushed up through a volcano during an eruption
What is the mantle?
200
When continental crust is pushed upward a _____ forms
What is a mountain
300
The variable that is changed by the person conducting the experiment
What is the independent variable
300
The ground you walk on is part of the
What is lithosphere
300
The thick layer of earth below the crust
What is the mantle
300
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
What is a seismograph
300
The deepest parts of the ocean floor where old crust is pushed back into the mantle
What is a deep ocean trenche
400
The part of the experiment that does not change
What is the control group
400
The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are part of the
What is hydrosphere
400
This layer of Earth is so hot, it should be liquid, but intense pressure makes it solid.
What is the inner core?
400
A sudden, strong movement of Earth's crust is
What is an earthquake
400
The outer planets are very large, but are not very dense. They are named after what they are composed of. What do we call these planets?
What are the gas giants?
500
A change that happens as a result of the independent variable
What is the dependent variable
500
The envelope of gases that surround the earth is called
What is atmosphere
500
Magma that reaches Earth's surface is called
What is lava
500
Alfred Wegener called the giant landmass that later formed the seven continents
What is Pangaea
500
The Earth ________ around the sun and ________ on its axis
What is revolves, rotates