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Astronomy

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The study of objects beyond Earth’s atmosphere

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Meteorology

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The study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather.

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Geology

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The study of the materials that make up earth, the processes that form and change these materials and the history of the planet and its life forms since its origin.

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Oceanogrophy

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The study of earths oceans, which cover nearly three fourths of the planet.

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Environmental science

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The study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings.

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Geosphere

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The area from the surface of the earth downtown its center.

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Hydrosphere

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All the water on earth, including the water in the atmosphere .

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Biosphere

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Includes all organinm

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Scientific methods

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A series of problem solving procedures that help scientists conduct experiments

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Hypothesis

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A testable explanation of a situation that can be supported or disproved by carefully procedures.

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Independent variable

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The factor that is changed by the experimenter

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Dependent variable

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A factor that is affected by changes in the independent variable

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Atmosphere

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The blanket of gases that surround a planet

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Control

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Used in an experiment to show that the results of the experiment are the result of the condition being tested.

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Le sistème international d’Unitès

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Modern version of the metric system; standard system of measurement for scientific research

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Mass

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Amount of matter in an object

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Weight

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Measure of gravitational force on an object

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Area

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Amount of surface included within a set of boundaries and expressed in square units of length

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Volume

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Amount of space occupied by an object

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Density

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Measure of the amount of matter that occupies a given space

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Time

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Interval between two events

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Temperature

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that makes up the material

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Scientific notation

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In which any number is expressed by a value between one and ten multiplied by a power of ten

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Scientific model

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An idea, picture, a system or a mathematical expression that represents the concept being explained

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Scientific theory

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An explanation based on many observations during repeated observations

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Scientific law

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Principle that describes the behavior of a natural phenomena

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Control

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Used in an experiment to show that the results of the experiment are the result of the condition being tested.

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Le sistème international d’Unitès

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Modern version of the metric system; standard system of measurement for scientific research

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Mass

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Amount of matter in an object

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Weight

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Measure of gravitational force on an object

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Area

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Amount of surface included within a set of boundaries and expressed in square units of length

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Volume

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Amount of space occupied by an object

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Density

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Measure of the amount of matter that occupies a given space

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Time

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Interval between two events

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Temperature

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that makes up the material

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Scientific notation

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In which any number is expressed by a value between one and ten multiplied by a power of ten

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Scientific model

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An idea, picture, a system or a mathematical expression that represents the concept being explained

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Scientific theory

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An explanation based on many observations during repeated observations

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Scientific law

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Principle that describes the behavior of a natural phenomena

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