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the scientific study of the earth and the universe   earth science  
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the study of the ocean   oceanography  
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the study of the origin,processes,and structure of the solid earth   geology  
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the study of the earths atmosphere   meteorology  
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the study of the universebeyond earth   astronomy  
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the study of the ways in which humans interact with the enviroment   enviromental science  
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the study of past and present climates   climatology  
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the study of the properties,distribution,use,adn circulation of the water on earth   hydrology  
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the branch of the geology that studies the movement of the subsurface water through rocks and the effect of moving water on rocks,including their erosion   hydrogeology  
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the process of obtaining info by using the senses   observation  
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an idea or explantation that is based on observations and that can be tested   hypothesis  
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a problem to be tested or solved through an experiment   question  
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factors that can be changed by the person performing the expirement   independent variable  
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variables that change as a result of a change in the independent variables   dependent variable  
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a group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to which the control group as identical expect for one factor   control group  
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an eperiment that contains a control group   controlled experiment  
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the decisionor answer to the question,based on data or observations   conclusion  
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how close a measurment is to the true value of the thing beign measured   accuracy  
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the exactness of the measurement   precision  
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an expresion of the amount of imprecision or variation ina set of measurement   error  
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a description,represintation,or imitation of an object,system,process,or concept   model  
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verbal or graphical models that represent how a system works or is organized   conceptual model  
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mathematical equations tha repersent a way a system or process works   mathematic model  
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the use of a computer to repersent simple processes or complex system   computer model  
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the process in which experts in a given feild examine the results and conclusion ofd a sciencets study before the study is acceped for publiaction   peer review  
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the explanation for some phenomen that is based on observation,experiment,and reasoning.   theory  
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random errors which cause measurments to be too large or too small   measurment error  
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something that is belived to be true without proof   assumptions  
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the distance from end to end   length  
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the amount of space occupied by an object   volume  
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a measurment of the force of gravity pulling on an object mass   weight  
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the amount of matter in a substance   mass  
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