11/2/22 Test Review

Question 1

What are the 5 areas of Earth Science?

Answer 1

Oceanography, Meteorology, Environmental Science, Geology and Astronomy

Question 2

What are the 4 parts of the Earth’s Atmosphere?

Answer 2

lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere

Question 3

Which of the Earths systems deals with growth?

Answer 3

biosphere

Question 4

What is the purpose of a theory in an experiment/

Answer 4

to explain the scientific observations

Question 5

What type of variable responds to change?

Answer 5

manipulated variable

Question 6

T/F: When you work in a field you should tell an adult where you are.

Answer 6

true

Question 7

T/F: The best time to learn about or use lab equipment is when you’re actually doing the lab.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

T/F: Technology is the same thing as science.

Answer 8

false

Question 9

T/F: Stone tools are an example of technology.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F: An example of a model used in Earth Science is a weather map

Answer 10

true

Question 11

All of Earth’s waters make up the _____.

Answer 11

hydrosphere

Question 12

The rocky surface of Earth is called the ______.

Answer 12

lithosphere

Question 13

____ are facts and figures gathered by observing.

Answer 13

Data

Question 14

_____ is an explanation for things you observe.

Answer 14

Inference

Question 15

A scientific _____ is a description of what always happens in a given situation.

Answer 15

law

Question 16

Any outdoor area where you do a science activity is called a _____.

Answer 16

field

Question 17

A group of people who live together in an area and have things in common are called a ______.

Answer 17

society

Question 18

The goal of science is to understand the ______ world.

Answer 18

natural

Question 19

______ is the way that people change the world around them.

Answer 19

technology

Question 20

Geologists study the forces that have changed Earth’s _____.

Answer 20

surface

Question 21

Earth scientists who study the atmosphere are called ______.

Answer 21

meteorologists

Question 22

_____ is the part of the Earth that’s made up of living things.

Answer 22

biosphere

Question 23

A well supported idea that explains many observations is a scientific ____.

Answer 23

theory

Question 24

_____ is a possible answer to a scientific question.

Answer 24

Hypothesis

Question 25

When using your 5 senses to gather information it is called ______.

Answer 25

observing