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Intro Vocab. Term
Question | Answer |
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The knowledge of facts, laws and theories placed in an orderly system. | Science |
The study of weather and the atmosphere. | Meteorology |
The study of space is called? | Astronomy |
The study of geology, meteorology, oceanography and astronomy. | Earth Science |
The study of the Earth and its history is called? | Geology |
The study of the oceans is called? | Oceanography |
The most logical explanation for events that happen in nature. | Theory |
Generalization that describes behavior in nature. | Law |
Any data that can be observed using the 5 senses. | Qualitative Observation |
A diagram that shows how two variables are related. | Graph |
The reason for doing the lab. | Problem |
The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes. | Chemistry |
The study of matter and energy, which includes motion, mechanics, heat, light, sound, electricity, and magnetism. | Physics |
The study of both physics and chemistry. | Physical Science |
Step by step instructions on how the lab is done. | Procedures |
Experiment done in exactly the same way as another experiment but without the variable. | Control |
Factors being tested in an experiment. | Variable |
Any numerical data (data tables, graphs, charts, and calculations). | Quantitative Observation |
Recorded observations and measurements. | Data (Observations) |
Proposed solution to a scientific problem. | Hypothesis |
Basic steps used by scientists in solving problems and uncovering facts. | Scientific Method |
A system of measurement based on multiples of ten and on established measures of mass, length, and time. | International System of Units (SI) (Metric System) |