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What is the International System of Units (SI)?
standard units used for measurement
changeable factor in an experiment
explanation backed by results
gravitational pull on an object
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What is a theory?
a description of a behavior
prediction about a problem
way to solve a problem
explanation backed by results obtained from repeated tests
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What is geology?
study of planets
observing the earth's oceans
study of weather
study of Earth and its matter
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What is astronomy?
study of objects in space
study of nature
study of earth
study of weather
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What is mass?
density
attractive force
measure of gravitational force
measure of the amount of matter in an object
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What is scientific law?
a well-tested description of the behavior of something
steps to solve a problem
the modern version of the metric system
prediction about a problem
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What is science?
process of observing and studying things
study of planets
study of weather
study of the Earth
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What is meteorology?
study of the Earth's oceans
study of objects in space
study of weather
study of Earth and its matter
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What is gravity?
measure of amount of matter in an object
attractive force that exists between two objects
a measure of how much space an object occupies
amount of surface
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What is weight?
measure of gravitational force on a mass
amount of surface
attractive force that exists between all objects
measure of amount of matter
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What is technology?
a series of planned steps to solve problems
standard comparison
use of scientific discoveries
changeable factor in an experiment
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What is the scientific method?
standard for comparison
process of observing and studying things in our world
steps to solve problems
measure of gravitational force on a mass
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What is a hypothesis?
explanation backed by results
measure of gravitational force
prediction about a problem that can be tested
well-tested description of a problem
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What is control?
standard for comparison
study of weather
prediction about a problem
study of earth
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What is Earth science?
use of scientific discoveries
way to solve problems
study of weather
study of Earth and space
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What is oceanography?
use of scientific discoveries
a prediction about a problem that can be tested
study of the Earth's ocean
study of the Earth's weather
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What is a variable?
a changeable factor in an experiment
prediction about a problem
steps to solve a problem
standard for comparison
