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science test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| definition of technology | putting science to practical use |
| data expressed as points | line graph information |
| inconsistent experiment results | inconclusive data |
| decision based on evidence | conclusion |
| science tool to compare mass | scale |
| science tool to see the unseeable | microscope |
| evolutionary worldview statement | billions of years old |
| light year measures | distance between celestial bodies |
| apparent magnitude | star's brightness and distance from earth |
| Milky Way | sun's galaxy |
| habitable zone | earth's part of galaxy |
| waxing | moon appearing larger |
| waning | moon appearing smaller |
| asteroid | rock/metal objects that orbit the sun |
| comet | ice/dust space object |
| exoplanet | |
| galaxy | contains stars, gas, dust |
| inner planets | solid planets |
| outer planets | gas/ice giants |
| nebula | floating cloud of gas and dust |
| planet | spherical body with an orbit |
| solar system | sun, planets, & all celestial bodies |
| hypothesis | reasonable prediction |
| earth science | study of earth, atmosphere, outer space |
| independent variable | part of experiment that is changed |
| controlled variable | part of experiment that is not changed |
| Venn diagram | map to show similarities and differences |
| barred spiral | type of galaxy |
| heliocentric scientists | Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler realization |
| dwarf planetd | Pluto |
| ellipse | oval orbit |
| satellite | object that orbits another |
| constellation | star picture |
| constellation examples | Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Orion |
| First person on the moon | Neil Armstrong |
| largest/most powerful telescope | James Webb |
| time of equinox | March/September occurrence |
| time of solstice | June/December occurrence |
| day and night are equal | equinox day and night |
| more day than night | solstice day and night |
| inner most part of sun | core |
| outer most part of sun | corona |
| part of sun seen | photosphere |
| steps in scientific method in order | 1. Observe, ask, research 2. hypothesis 3. experiment and gather data 4. study and conclude |