This branch of Earth Science is the study of the Earth's oceans
What is oceanography?
100
This is an idea or explanation that is based on observations and that can be tested. It is your predicted answer to the question after you have done some research.
What is a hypothesis?
100
The (one) factor that is manipulated (changed) in the experiement
What is the independent variable?
100
This ancient culture kept records of earthquakes as early as 780BC.
Who are the Chinese?
100
This is how Earth scientists help us better understand the world around us.
What is by studying how natural forces shape our environment.
200
This branch of Earth Science is the study of the origin, history and structure of Earth
What is geology?
200
This is a widely accepted explanation of a phenomenon. After a hypothesis has been tested MANY times.......
Examples:
Theory of plate tectonics
Theory of evolution
Theory of Quantum mechanics
What is a theory?
200
The factor in an experiment that changes as a result of other factors being changed/manipulated.
What is the dependent variable?
200
This culture cataloged rocks and minerals around 200BCE.
Who are the ancient Greeks?
200
Earth scientists assume that the causes of natural events can be determined by
(Hint...what did we spend 3 days doing)
What is careful observation and experimentation?
300
This branch of Earth Science is the study of the universe beyond the Earth
What is astronomy?
300
An idea that has been tested repeatedly and gains acceptance is called this.
What is a theory?
300
These are factors (variables) that do not change during an experiment.
Clues:
Stand at the same beginning spot
Use the same thrust
What are constants?
300
This ancient culture created accurate calenders based on observations of the sun, moon , and planets.
Who are the Maya?
300
This is how science is different from other human endeavors?
Hint: guided reading section 2 questions #1
What is "to explain natural phenomena"?
400
This branch of Earth Science is the study of the Earth's atmosphere; including weather and climate
What is meteorology?
400
This is the term for the process of obtaining infromation by using the (5) SENSES.
What is an observation?
400
This is something that is constant and unchanged in an experiment. It is held constant to compare the relative impact of the independent variable.
Hint: The paper airplane with no clips
What is a control?
400
This is how science might impact society
What is Science creates technology that helps, but sometimes creates problems?
500
This is the scientific study of Earth AND its universe.
What is Earth Science?
500
This is a general statement that explains how the natural world behaves under certain conditions, for which no exceptions have been found. These can change based on new findings.
Hint: Newton had a few of these
What is a scientific law?
500
Something that may be changed in an experiment. There are several more specific types of these we identify in an experiment
What is a variable?
500
This is what you should have been using to study for the past month.