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Intro Vocab. Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) |