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Unit 1 Flashcards

Study of Earth Science, Scientific Inquiry Process, Measurement, Models, Theories, and Laws, Atoms, Elements, Periodic Table, States of Matter

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The non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment. Examples- water, air, sunlight.

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Abiotic

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Collected information, the results of an experiment or other investigation.

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Data

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An idea that can be tested by experiment or observation.

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Hypothesis

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Causes a change in another.

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Manipulated Variable (Independent Variable)

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Changes in response to the independent variable.

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Responding Variable (Dependent Variable)

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6
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It’s a way of learning about the natural world.

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Science

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Efforts to understand and explain the natural world through observation and experiment.

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Science Inquiry

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When a fact is so important in understanding. Always holds ture.

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Scientific Law

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Is a representation of something that can not be observed directly.

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Scientific Module

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Idea based on evidence but it is not considered a fact until proven true.

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Scientific Theory

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Items in an experiment that are changed

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Variable

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12
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Suggest possible explanation for an observation.

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Inference

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13
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Sphere that includes all living things.

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Biosphere

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14
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Sphere of Earth’s rocks and plates.

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Lithosphere

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Envelope of gases surrounding Earth.

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Atmosphere

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Sphere of all water on Earth

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Hydrosphere

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The study of the ocean. Specifically the abiotic factors of the ocean.

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Oceanography

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The study of the weather and the atmosphere.

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Meteorology

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The study of the human impact on the environment.

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Environmental Science

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The study of the solid Earth.

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Geology

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The study of space and the objects in space.

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Astronomy

22
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Organize how things are alike.

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Classify

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Use one or more sense to gather information.

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Observe

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Making carful guesses.

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Estimate

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What might happen in the future, it’s based on past information.

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Predict

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Amount of mass in a given volume of a substance or object.

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Density

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Amount of matter in something.

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Mass

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Amount of space an object or substance takes up.

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Volume

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A substance where all the atoms are the same and can’t be broken down into smaller pieces and still have the original properties.

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Elements

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Matter made of two or more elements.

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Compound

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Is the smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still have the properties of that element.

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Atom

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