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science study guide

1st semester study guide

TermDefinition
red cold star
blue hot star
red, orange, yellow, white, blue coldest star to hottest star
parallax how are the distances to a star measured
meteor enters earths atmosphere
meteorite stricks the earth
meteoroid vaporizes and breaks appart
constellation patterns of stars, dust, and gas, held together by growing. can be elliptical, spiral, or irregular
earths tilt, location of the constellation in the night sky why can some constellations ge seen all year and others are only visible during certain seasons?
variable a test or result
constant variable that does not change in an experiment
identify a problem 1 step of scientific method
gather information 2 step of scientific method
make hypotheses 3 step of scientific method
test hypothesis 4 step of scientific method
analyze the results 5 step of scientific method
draw conclusions 6 step of scientific method
sedimentary compacted and cemented together
metamorphic temperature, pressure, or presence of hot watery fluids
igneous made from hot magma that cools and hardens
minerals luster, color, hardness, cleavage, streak
continental drift a theory that all continents slowly drifted to their current locations, pangea plate and plate tectonics
Created by: logan_fischerr
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