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Science Vocab
science words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| air pressure | is the force exerted by the weight of a column of air above a particular |
| altitude | the height of a thing above a reference level, usually above sea level or Earth's surface |
| barometer | an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure |
| ionosphere | the lower part of the thermosphere, where electrically charged particles called ions are found |
| mesosphere | the middle layer of Earth's atmosphere; the layer in which most meteoroids burn up |
| stratosphere | the second-lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere; the ozone layer is located in the upper stratosphere |
| thermosphere | the outer most layer of Earth's atmosphere |
| ozone | a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atom in each molecule instead of the usual two |
| greenhouse effect | the process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that form a "blanket" around Earth |
| exosphere | the outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space |
| climate | the average year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area |
| atmosphere | the layer of gases that surrounds Earth |
| weather | the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place |
| troposphere | the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere; where weather occurs |
| water vapor | water in the form of gas |
| conclusion | summary of what was found 1) claim - did you prove hypothesis? 2) evidence - direct proof 3) interpretation - make sense of lab |
| data | information as a visual - articles, graphs, pictures and lists |
| procedure | steps you take to do the lab |
| dependant variable | what what you will measure |
| independant variable | what "I" (scientist) can change |
| controls | all variables kept the same |
| materials | supplies used in lab |
| hypothesis | educated prediction or guess |
| research | internet, research books, adult, text books, class notes, locations, gather backround info on subject |
| title of lab | a description of what the lab is about |
| problem | state as a question - using what, when, how, why, where, who and does |
| density | the measure of the compactness of a substance |
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