Earth & Space Chapter 1 Review

What is the compound of nitrogen and hydrogen that is created by nitrogen-fixing bacteria and decaying animals?

In a hypothetical proposition, what is the "then" statement called?

What term refers to the three basic soil substances plants need to live?

What term describes the following sentence, "If I study enough, I will pass my test."

What term means nourishing substance.

What is the process of speculating about objects or events and formulating a sensible explanation?

What is reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion?

What step of the engineering design process needs to be done before choosing a design and making a detailed plan?

What term is used when incorrectly believing an action always causes what happens next?

What form of inductive reasoning involves comparing two situations when one factor is different between groups?

What is a layer of either porous rock or gravel-soil mixture that holds water?

What is anything that provides a partial representation of something else?

What soil layer contains more mineral material than organic material?

What is the ultimate purpose of inductive reasoning?

What is the top 5 - 15 cm of soil called?

What term means a substance composed of only one type of atom?

What is the upper surface of groundwater?

What do chemists use to express the degree of acidity or basicity?

What is the term for "water below the soil's surface"?

Which of the following elements is necessary for cell division, growth, and plant maturation?

What is a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence?

What are the minimum characteristics a design needs to function?

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

Which of the three main components of the scientific method involves gathering data in an orderly way?

What is a statement of fact that can be used to make a conclusion?

What number on the pH scale means the substance is basic?

What term is applied to bedrock and means water cannot pass through?

What is the use of science to solve practical problems?

What is a model of design used for testing?

What do pedologists use to provide standard names and descriptions of color for soil?

Which of the following element contributes most to a plant's general health?

What type of bacteria converts nitrates back into atmospheric nitrogen?

What term means atoms linked together in a group?

What type of soil allows the most air and water into itself?

What soil material has the most tightly packed particles?

What do logicians call a statement of fact?

What term means how tightly packed matter is?

What is the term for a substance containing two or more types of atoms bonded together?

What is the study of matter?

What is the upward movement of water through a tiny space in response to surface tension?

What is the ability of a hypothesis to be proven false?

What factor is changed when testing a hypothesis?

What is the substance of the physical world?

Which of the following affects soil color?

What are factors that remain the same in an experiment?

What type of reasoning is used to make a hypothesis?

In what type of soil do plants grow best?

What term means explaining an object or event by using a set of facts?

What is the term for soil material derived from living organisms?

If you were to re-do one of your experiments trying to keep factors as similar as possible, your experiment has what?