Scientific Method
What factor is changed when testing a hypothesis?
Independent variable
What is the ultimate purpose of inductive reasoning?
To determine cause and effect
What soil layer contains more mineral material and less organic material?
Subsoil
A substance containing two or more types of atoms bonded together.
Compound
What is the substance of the physical world?
Matter
What is the process of speculating about objects or events of nature and formulating a sensible explanation?
Hypothesizing
In an if/then statement, what is the "then" part called?
Consequent
What is the general term for water below the soil's surface?
Groundwater
Which of the following is part of potassium's primary function for plants?
Promoting general health
What is the study of matter?
Science
What is the term for the factors that remain the same throughout an experiment?
Controlled variables
What term describes the following sentence: "If a vehicle is an airplane, then it has wings?
Hypothetical proposition
What is the surface of the water under the ground?
Which primary plant food element is essential for cell division, growth, and plant maturation?
Phosphorus
What is the term for a nourishing substance?
Nutrient
What component of the scientific method involves gathering data in an orderly way?
Observing
What do logicians call a statement of fact that can be used to make a conclusion?
Proposition
What term describes the ability of bedrock to inhibit water from easily passing through?
Impermeable
What is the basic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen that enters the soil through the action of certain bacteria and the decay of plants and animals?
Ammonia
What is anything that provides a partial representation of something else?
Model
What is a way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts determined through experiments?
Theory
What is reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion?
Inductive reasoning
What type of soil allows the most rain to run off?
Clayey soil
A substance composed of only one type of atom.
Element
What is the upward movement of water through a tiny space in response to surface tension?
Capillarity (or capillary action)