Chapter 1 Earth Science

Precise, accurate or both?

Below the lithosphere, plasticity and flows

How many steps are there in the scientific method?

Thin, solid, outermost zone/layer of Earth

Which variable is manipulated by the other variables?

Which variable is changed by the person running the experiment and effects the other variable?

Solid mantle rock, below the asthenosphere

Process of using senses to gather information about the world

Uppermost part of the mantle, cool and brittle

How close a measurement is to the true value of what's being measured.

Layer that underlies the crust and is made up of three other sublayers

Possible explanation or solution to a problem

What is the study of the ocean called?

The study of the origin, history, processes and structure of solid Earth

Study of the ways humans interact with their environment

Lithosphere

A general statement describing how the natural world behaves.

Explanation that is consistent with all existing tests, written in stone.

Study of Earth's atmosphere

All forms of life and organic matter exist here