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earth science

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earth science the scientific study of earth and the universe around it.
oceanography the scientific study of the ocean.
geology the study of the origin, history, processes, and structure of the soild earth.
meteorology the scientific study of earths atmosphere.
astronomy the study of the way in wich humans interact with the environment.
environmental science the studt of the way in wich humans interact with the environment.
climatatology the study of past and present climates.
hydrology the scientificstudy of the properties, distribution, use, and circulation of the water on earth.
hydrogoelogy the branch of geology thtat studies the movement of sudsurface water though rocks and the effect of moving water on rocks, including their erosoin.
observation the process of obtaining information by using the senses.
hypothesis an idea or explanation that is based on observation and that can be tested.
question a problem to be tested or solved through an experiment.
independent varible factors that can be changed by the person change in the independent varible.
dependent variable variable that change as a result of a change in the independent variables.
control group a group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to wich the control group as identical exept for one factor.
controlled experiment an experiment that contains a control group.
conclustion the decision or answer to the questoin, based on data of obervations.
accurcy how closr a measurement is to the ture vale of the thing being measurements.
precision the exactness of the measurement.
error an exression of the amount of imprecision or variation in a set of mesurements.
model a description, representtation or imitation of an oject, system, process, or concept.
conceptual model verbal or graphical models that represent how a system works or is organized.
mathematical model mathematical equations that represent a way a system or processes or complex systems.
computer model the use of a computer to represent simple processes or complex systems.
peer review the process in which experts in a given field examine the results and conclusions of a scientists study before the study is accepted for publication.
theory the explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation,and reasoning, that is supported by a large quantity of evidence, and that does not conflict with sny existing experimental results or observations.
measurement error random errors wich cause measurements to be too large or too small.
assumptions something that is believed to be true without proof.
length the distance from end to end.
volume the amount of space occupied by an objects mass.
weight a measurement of the froce of gr
measurement error random errors wich cause measurements to be too large or too small.
assumptions something that is believed to be true without proof.
length the distance from end to end.
volume the amount of space occupied by an objects mass.
weight a measurement of the force of gravity polling on an objects mass.
mass the amount of matter in a substance.
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