MHMS Erosion Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
erosion | The movement of soil or other materials from one place to another. |
ingenuity | Cleverness and originality. |
Project Board | A space for the class to keep track of progress while working on a project |
case | an example or occurrence of something. |
case study | an analysis of an example or occurrence of something. |
sediment | solid fragments of inorganic or organic materials that come from rock and are carried and deposited by wind, water or ice. |
friction | a force that resists motion. |
drought | a long period of dry weather with very little or no rain. |
weathering | the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural processes. |
deposition | in this case, the laying down of soil or other materials in a new location. |
phenomenon | an event or detail that can be observed. |
variable | a single factor that is tested in an experiment. |
interpret | to find the meaning of something. |
trend | a pattern or a tendency. |
claim | in this case, a statement about what a trend means. |
fair test | Things being compared are tested under the same conditions, and the test matches the questions being asked. All variables, aside from the variable you are investigating, are kept the same |
Independent (manipulated) variable | In an experiment, the variable the scientist intentionally changes |
control | The part of an experiment that doesn’t receive the treatment of the independent variable |
constant | In an experiment, the variables you keep the same |
dependent (responding) variable | In an experiment, the variables whose values are measured; scientists measure how these variables respond to changes they make in the independent variable. |
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