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"BENs Vocab" Mrs. Hushek's 6th grade Science - Digging In 03

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erosion   the movement of soil or other materials from one place to another  
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ingenuity   cleverness and originality  
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Project Board   a space for the class to keep track of progress while working on a project  
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case   an example or occurrence of something  
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case study   an analysis of an example or occurrence of something  
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sediment   solid fragments of inorganic or organic materials that come from rock and are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice  
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friction   a force that resists motion  
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drought   a long period of dry weather with very little or no rain  
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weathering   the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural processes  
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deposition   in this case, the laying down of soil or other materials in a new location  
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phenomenon   an event or detail that can be observed  
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variable   a single factor that is tested in an experiment  
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interpret   to find the meaning of something  
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trend   a pattern or a tendency  
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claim   in this case, a statement about what a trend means  
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Investigation Expo:   presentation of the procedure, results, and interpretations of results of an investigation  
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fair test   things being compared are tested under the same conditions, and the test matches the question being asked. All variables, aside from the variable you are investigation, are kept the same  
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independent (manipulated) variable   in an experiment, the variable the scientist intentionally changes  
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control variables   in an experiment, the variables kept constant (not changed).  
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dependent (responding) variables   in an experiment, the variables whose values are measured; scientists measure how these variables respond to changes they make in a manipulated variable  
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terracing   cutting a series of raised steps into a slope  
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