g.r science vocabulary Flashcards
Hypothesize
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Experiment
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis or demonstrate a known fact.
Analyze
The analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it.
Report
give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated
observe
notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.
astronomy
Astronomy is the science that looks up: at stars, at other planets, at solar systems, at galaxies, and at everything else in the universe.
air
When you breathe in, you’re inhaling all that invisible stuff around us called air — a mixture of gases that includes oxygen.
balance
Balance is having the right amount — not too much or too little — of any quality, which leads to harmony or evenness. You might admire the balance someone has achieved between working hard and having fun.
battery
The battery is (among other things) a physical attack or assault: “He was arrested for battery after he hit his manager several times on the head with a large flashlight.
bedrock
Bedrock is the hard layer of rock beneath looser rocks and soil. In some places, the bedrock is exposed, while in others it lies deep underground.
boulder
A boulder is a rock — a big one.
chart
Whether it’s a kind of graph, a map, or even a piece of music, a chart is a visual display of information. As a verb, chart means to make that kind of display.
