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Intro to Earth Science & The Scientific Method
Intro to Earth Science & The Scientific Method
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A hypothesis ....
should be written as and If, then statement.
all of the above.
is an educated guess.
must be testable.
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What unit do we use to measure length?
liter
meter
gram
degree
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The branch of Earth Science that studies objects in space.
Geology
Oceanography
Meteorology
Astronomy
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What do you call the part of an experiment that you measure?
dependent variable
controlled variable
constant
independent variable
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What does the Scientific Method begin with?
Performing an experiment
Identifying a problem or question
Developing a hypothesis
Analyzing data
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What is an explanation backed by the results from repeated tests or experiments is called ....
a conclusion.
an observation.
a law.
a theory.
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The branch of Earth Science that studies Earth's oceans.
Astronomy
Meteorology
Geology
Oceanography
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This is a measure of how much space an object occupies.
weight
volume
length
mass
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The branch of Earth Science that studies weather and climate.
Astronomy
Meteorology
Geology
Oceanography
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What do you call all of the things you do not change (keep the same) in an experiment?
constants
dependent variables
independent variables
data
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Which branch of Science studies Earth and its place in space?
Physical Science
Forensic Science
Earth Science
Life Science
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What do you call the part of the experiment that you change?
independent variable
controlled variable
dependent variable
constant
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Which tool do we use to measure temperature?
Stopwatch
Scale
Thermometer
Ruler
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The branch of Earth Science that studies Earth's surface, and the processes that change it.
Oceanography
Astronomy
Geology
Meteorology
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What is the mass of an object divided by its volume?
Volume
Density
Weight
Mass
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What unit do we use to measure mass?
degree
liter
meter
gram
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Graphs, charts, tables and descriptions are examples of...
observations
conclusions
inferences
data