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Chapter 1: The Nature of Science
Cards in this deck (33)
- 1AstronomyStudy of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
- 2MeteorologyStudy of the air that surrounds our planet
Weather and the forces that cause it - 3GeologyStudy of materials that make up Earth and the processes that form and change these materials
- 4OceanographyStudy of Earths oceans and the creatures that live there
- 5ClimatologyStudy of weather patterns over a long period of time
Effects human activities have on weather and climate - 6PaleontologyStudy of the remains of organisms that once lived on Earth
- 7HydrologyStudy of water flow on and below Earth's surface
- 8Ecologystudy of habitats of organisms and how organisms interact with each other and their environment
- 9GeochemistryEarth's composition and the processes that change it
- 10TectonicsEffects of internal processes on Earth's surface
- 11LithosphereThe rigid outer shell of the planet
Includes the crust and solid part of mantle
Oceanic Crust: Basalt
Continental crust: Granite - 12AsthenospherePartially molten and flows like a soft plastic
Part of mantle - 13CoreOuter: liquid
Inner: solid
iron and nickel - 14hydrosphereThe water in Earth's oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and glaciers
97% saltwater
3% freshwater (75% in glaciers) - 15AtmosphereBlanket of gases that surround our planet
Necessary for:
1.Respiration of living things
2. Protection from Sun's radiation
3. Keeps temperature suitable for life - 16BiosphereIncludes all organisms on Earth as well as the environments in which they live
- 17TechnologyThe application of scientific discoveries
- 18Scientific Method1. Formulate a question
2. Research the question
3. Form a hypothesis
4. Conduct an experiment
5. Analyze data
6. Draw conclusions
7. Communicate results - 19hypothesisa suggested explanation for an observation
- 20independent variablethe factor that is manipulated
- 21dependent variablea factor that can change if the independent variable changes
- 22controla factor that stays constant or does not change
Used to show that the result of an experiment is actually the result of the condition being tested - 23Lengthmeter
- 24Weightnewton
- 25masskilogram
- 26Areameter squared
- 27Volumemeter cubed
or
Liters or milliliters - 28Densitygrams per cubic centimeter
grams per cubic milliliter
kilograms per cubic meter - 29Timeseconds
- 30TemperatureKelvin Scale
- 31Scientific Notationthe number is expressed as a multiplier and a power of 10
- 32Theoryan explanation based on many observations during repeated experiments
- 33Scientific Lawa basic principle that describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon
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