Eath Science Review Sheet

Question 1

What is an observation?

Answer 1

A statemeent you make using your senses

Question 2

What is an inference?

Answer 2

An assumption you make based on your obsevations

Question 3

Classification:

Answer 3

Organizing a group of objects based on their similarities

Question 4

What is volume?

Answer 4

The amount of space an object takes up

Question 5

What is equilibrium?

Answer 5

When things are balanced/stable

Question 6

What is the first step of the rules for reading graphs?

Answer 6

Read the bottom axis first, from left to right.

Question 7

What is the second step of the rules for reading graphs?

Answer 7

Describe what the line is doing.

Question 8

What makes graphs useful?

Answer 8

They give a visual to the data, making it easier to understand.

Question 9

Dependent =

Answer 9

y axis

Question 10

Independent =

Answer 10

x axis

Question 11

What happens to the molecules in a warm object?

Answer 11

They spread out and are less dense.

Question 12

What happens to the molecules in a cold object?

Answer 12

They compact andd are more dense.

Question 13

If you compress an object, what happens to it’s density?

Answer 13

It increases

Question 14

If an object expands, what happens to it’s density?

Answer 14

It decreases

Question 15

Density =

Answer 15

Mass / Volume

Question 16

What is the equation for rate of change?

Answer 16

Change in value / Time

Question 17

DIRECT

Answer 17

as x increases, y increases

Question 18

INVERSE

Answer 18

as x increases, y decreases