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Earth Systems Scienc
Chapter One
Question | Answer |
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Technology | The application of human knowledge to solve problems are perform tasks. |
Technological systems model | A model used to illustrate the steps in a technological process. |
Science | The practice of observing, identifying, describing and explaining natural phenomena. |
Scientific Method | The specific set of procedures that scientists utilize to gain knowledge. |
Observation | The direct perception of something by use of one of the five human senses. |
Experiment | A controlled test to prove or disprove a hypothesis. |
Theory | The state may or statements used to describe a phenomenon. |
Hypothesis | An explanation based on a set of facts that can be tested. |
Inference | A conclusion based on a set of observed facts. |
Length | A measurement of horizontal distance. |
Mass | A measurement of the amount of matter of substance contains. |
Weight | A force that results from the gravitational attraction of the Earth on an object, which depends on its mass; commonly known as how heavy the something is. |
Time | A fundamental unit of measurement that records the specific interval that separates events. |
Energy | The ability to cause change or perform work. |
Density | The mass per unit volume of a substance, usually expressed in grams per cubic centimeter. |