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Science vocabulary
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | The investigation and exploration of natural events, and the new information that results |
| Observation | The act of using one more of you're senses to gather information and take note of what occur's |
| Inference | A Logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge on ex |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by a scientific investigations |
| Prediction | A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events |
| Technology | Practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use |
| Scientific theory | An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gain from many observation and investigation |
| Scientific law | A rule that describes a pattern in nature |
| Critical thinking | Comparing what you already know with information you are given in order to decide |
| Description | A Spoken or written summary of observations |
| Explanation | An Interpretation of observations |
| International system of units | The international accepted system of measurement |
| Significant digits | The number of digits are known with a certain degree of reliability |
| Variable | Any factor that can have more than one value |
| Independent variable | The factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable |
| Dependent variable | The factor observes or measures during experiment |
| Biosphere | The parts of earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life |
| Atmosphere | A thin layer of gases surrounding earth |
| Hydrosphere | The system containing all earths water |
| Cryosphere | The system containing all earths water |
| Ground water | Water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath earths surface |
| Geosphere | The solid part of earth |
| Mineral | A natural occurring inorganic solid that has crystal structure and a definite chemical position |
| Rock | A natural occurring solid, composed of minerals, such as an organic matter |
| Water cycle | Series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout hydrosphere |
| Evaporation | The process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid |
| Transpiration | The Processed by which plants release water vapor through their leaves |
| Condensation | The process by which a gas changes to a liquid |
| Precipitation | Water in liquid form that falls from the atmosphere |
| Weather | The Atmospheric conditions along with short-term changes of a certain place of a certain time |
| Climate | Long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region |
| Rock cycle | The series of processes that one type of rock into another type of rock |
| Uplift | The process that moves large bodies of earth materials |
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