Chapter 1

Question 1

Astronomy

Answer 1

The study of objects in space

Question 2

Meteorology

Answer 2

The study of weather

Question 3

Geology

Answer 3

The study of terrestrial materials

Question 4

Oceanography

Answer 4

The study of earth’s oceans

Question 5

Climatology

Answer 5

The study of climates and stuff that affects climates

Question 6

Paleontology

Answer 6

The study of fossils and ancient environments

Question 7

Hydrology

Answer 7

The study of flowing water underground and above ground/water pollution/water pollution solutions

Question 8

Ecology

Answer 8

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

Question 9

Geochemistry

Answer 9

The study of the chemistry of minerals in the earth and how they get changed

Question 10

Tectonics

Answer 10

The study of tectonic plates

Question 11

Lithosphere

Answer 11

The crust and the mantle

Question 12

Asthenosphere

Answer 12

The areas of the mantle that are liquid rock

Question 13

Hydrosphere

Answer 13

All water on and around earth

Question 14

Atmosphere

Answer 14

Air

Question 15

Biosphere

Answer 15

Everything living on earth

Question 16

Hypothesis

Answer 16

An educated guess to explain the observation

Question 17

Independent variable

Answer 17

A variable that controls the dependent variable

Question 18

Dependent variable

Answer 18

Variable that changes when other things change

Question 19

Control

Answer 19

A test where nothing is changed

Question 20

SI

Answer 20

Modern version of the metric system

Question 21

SI unit for length

Answer 21

Meter

Question 22

SI unit for weight and mass

Answer 22

Kilogram

Question 23

SI unit for area and volume

Answer 23

Meters

Question 24

SI unit for time

Answer 24

Second

Question 25

SI unit for temperature

Answer 25

Kelvins

Question 26

Theory

Answer 26

A hypothesis that has been proven many times

Question 27

Law

Answer 27

Basic principle that describes how natural phenomena work