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a way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning; which leads to a body of knowledge *Science
the science that focuses on planet Earth and its place in the universes *Earth Science
the process of making a inference, an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge inferring
the on-going process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and purpose explanations scientific inquiry
an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time controlled experiment
a factor that can change in an experiment variable
the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called independent variable manipulated variable
the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated, or independent, variable in an experiment; also called dependent variable responding variable
a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations scientific theory
the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information observing
the process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on pased experience or evidence predicting
a possible explanation for a set of observations or awnsers to a scientific question; must be testable hypothesis
a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen; happens every time under a particular set of conditions scientific law
the ability to do work or cause change energy
a force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth destructive force
a scientist who studies Earth's oceans *Oceanographer
a scientist who studies the causes of weather and tries to predict it *Meteorologist
a scientist who studies the effects of human activities on Earth's land, air, water, and living things and also tries to solve problems relating to use of resources *Environmental Scientist
a group of related parts that work together system
a force that builds up mountains and land masses on Earth's surface constructive force
a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth *Geologist
a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth *Astronomer
how people modify the world around them to meet their needs or solve pratical problems technology
facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations data
a person who is trained to use boh technological and scientific knowledge to solve pratical problems *Engineer
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