Vocab

Question 1

Regions of earth occupied by living things

Answer 1

Biosphere

Question 2

Compactness of a substance

Answer 2

Density

Question 3

Metric unit, volume of one kilogram of water

Answer 3

liter

Question 4

Unit of mass, in metric system

Answer 4

Kilogram

Question 5

Large body of matter with no define shape

Answer 5

Mass

Question 6

Base unit of length, in metric system

Answer 6

Meter

Question 7

Amount of space something takes up

Answer 7

Volume

Question 8

Observe someone or something

Answer 8

Observation

Question 9

fact/statistics gathers to form an analysis

Answer 9

data

Question 10

explanation made on basis of limited evidence

Answer 10

Hypothosis

Question 11

procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact

Answer 11

exspirament

Question 12

variable status alone that is not changed by another variable

Answer 12

independent variable

Question 13

variable that depends on an independent variable

Answer 13

dependent variable

Question 14

occurring continuously over a period of time

Answer 14

constant

Question 15

power to influence or direct peoples behavior

Answer 15

control

Question 16

prejudiced to one group bc you like another

Answer 16

bias

Question 17

three-denominational structure of a person or thing

Answer 17

model

Question 18

system of ideas to explore something based on general principles

Answer 18

theory

Question 19

description of an observed phenomenon

Answer 19

scientific law

Question 20

unit of astronomical distance

Answer 20

light year

Question 21

the distance from the center of earth to the center of the sun

Answer 21

astronomical unit

Question 22

floating point system numbers 1-10 multiplied by the power of 10

Answer 22

scientific notation

Question 23

unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters

Answer 23

kilometer

Question 24

earth as the center of the solar system

Answer 24

geocentric

Question 25

when earth and the sky appear to meet

Answer 25

horizon

Question 26

point directly above the observer

Answer 26

zenith

Question 27

imaginary sphere…observer in the center….which all celestial objects are

Answer 27

celestial sphere

Question 28

point on celestial sphere above each of earths poles

Answer 28

celestial poles

Question 29

projection of earths equator into space

Answer 29

celestial equator

Question 30

visible above horizon at all times/ near both of earths poles

Answer 30

circumpolar zone

Question 31

time taken by the earth to make 1 rotation around the sun

Answer 31

year

Question 32

suns apparent path during the year

Answer 32

ecliptic

Question 33

celestial body that has its own apparent motion

Answer 33

planet

Question 34

belt of heavens within 8 degrees on either side of earth

Answer 34

zodiac

Question 35

theory of the origins of the universe

Answer 35

cosmology

Question 36

magnitude of a celestial object actually measured from the earth

Answer 36

apparent magnitude

Question 37

apparent motion of a body in a direction opposite of most in the solar system

Answer 37

retrograde motion

Question 38

used to describe planetary orbit ptolematic system

Answer 38

epicycle

Question 39

sun at the center of the solar system

Answer 39

heliocentric

Question 40

increase in amount or extant

Answer 40

accelerate