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Chapter One Earth KS
Term | Definition |
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Astronomy | The study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere. |
Meteorology | The study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather. |
Geology | The study of the materials that make up earth, the processes that form and change these materials, and the history of the planet and its life-forms since its origin is the branch of earth science. |
Oceanography | The study of earth's oceans, which cover nearly three-fourths of the planet. |
Environmental Science | The study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings. |
Geosphere | The area from the surface of Earth down to its center. |
Atmosphere | The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet. |
Hydrosphere | All the water on earth, including the water in the atmosphere. |
Biosphere | Includes all organisms on Earth as well as the environments in which they live. |
Scientific Methods | Series of problem-solving procedures that help scientists conduct experiments. |
Hypothesis | A testable explanation of a situation that can be supported or disproved by careful procedures. |
Independent Variable | The factor that is changed by the experimenter. |
Dependent Variable | A factor that is affected by changes in the independent variable. |
Control | Used in the experiment to show that the results of an experiment are a result of the condition being tested. |
Le Systeme International d'Unites | A modern version of the metric system. |
Scientific Notation | To express these numbers conveniently, scientists use a type of shorthand. |
Scientific Model | An idea picture, a system, or a mathematical experssion that represents the concept being explained. |
Scientific Theory | An explanation based on many observations during repeated investigations. |
Scientific Law | A principle that describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon. |