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earth science cards
earth science bmms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | the way of leaning about the natural world |
| Observing | the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| Inferring | making an inference |
| predicting | forecasting what will happened in the future based on the past evidence |
| manipulated variable | the one factor that a scientist changes during and experiment |
| responding variable | the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated or independent variable in a experiment |
| data | facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation |
| scientific theory | a well-tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observation |
| Controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
| variable | one of the factors that can change in an experiment |
| scientific inquiry | the process of discovery in science |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for an observation or answer to a scientific question |
| wave | a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place |
| latitude | the distance in degrees from the equator |
| earth science | the science that focuses on a planet earth and its place in universe |
| thermal energy | the total energy of a motion in the particles of a substance |
| heat | the transfer of thermal energy between objects because of a difference in temperature |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| biospere | all living things/ one of the spheres into which scientists divide earth |
| lithosphere | a rigid layer made up of the upper most part of the mantle and the crust |
| hydrosphere | earth's water and ice/ one of the four spheres in which scientist divide earth |
| atmosphere | earth's envelope of glass |
| map | a flat model of all of earth or part of earth's surface seen from above |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| topography | the shape of land determined by elevation, relief, and landforms |
| relief | the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| longitude | the distance in degree east or west of the prime meridian |
| scale | used to compare distance on a map or globe to distance on earth's surface |
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