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Earth Science Chapter 1 Test Review
Earth Science Chapter 1 Test Review
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Who studies the universe?
Astrologists
Meteorologists
Aerospace engineers
Astronomers
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Seismologists study ...
Plants
Fossils
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
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What do we call a possible explanation for an event?
A hypothesis
A scientific law
A theory
An inference
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The dependent variable is _____ in an experiment.
manipulated
observed
changed
thrown out
5
To analyze your results means to ...
disprove a hypothesis
figure out what it means
prove an hypothesis
look at it but do nothing
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Ecology studies ...
how humans interact with the environment
the environment only
the relationships between organisms and their surroundings
how to take care of the environment
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Chemical oceanographers study the ...
plants and animals of the ocean
natural and man-made chemicals in the ocean
waves and currents
ocean floor
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What special branch of Earth Science studies the surface features of the Earth?
Environmental science
Ecology
Geochemistry
Geography
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We use these to make good observations.
our eyes only
all of our senses
our eyes and our hearing
someone else's observations
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The independent variable is _____ in an experiment.
manipulated
observed
recorded
thrown out
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This is an explanation or model backed by the results of many experiments.
A scientific hypothesis
A scientific theory
A scientific law
A scientific guess
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Who studies the Earth's atmosphere, weather and climate?
Seismologists
Volcanologists
Palenotologists
Meteorologists
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What is the last step of the scientific method?
Communicate results
Ask a question
Test an Experiment
Do background research
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Environmental science studies ...
how to take care of the environment
the relationships between organisms and their surroundings
how humans interact with the environment
the environment only
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Biological oceanographers study the ...
ocean floor
natural and man-made chemicals in the ocean
waves and currents
plants and animals of the ocean
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What is the 1st step of the scientific method?
Test an Experiment
Do background research
Ask a question
Construct a hypothesis
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The study of the sea is called ...
Oceanography
Marine Biology
Meteorology
Sea Biology
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It is important that scientists keep __________ when they perform an experiment.
accurate records
inaccurate records
sloppy records
unorganized records
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We test only 1 ________ at a time.
variable
experiment
math question
control
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Paleontologists study ...
Volcanoes
Fossils
Rocks and Minerals
Plants
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Geology is the study of ...
all of the above
plate tectonics
rocks and minerals
origin, history and structure of the Earth
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What special branch of Earth Science studies the make-up of rocks, minerals & soil?
Ecology
Geography
Environmental science
Geochemistry
23
Volcanologists study ...
fossils
volcanoes
Vulcans
earthquakes
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What do we call a series of steps that scientists use to solve problems?
The Solving Method
The Engineering Design Process
The Mythbusters Method
The Scientific Method
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Geological oceanographers study the ...
plants and animals of the ocean
ocean floor
waves and currents
natural and man-made chemicals
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Physical oceanographers study the ...
natural and man-made chemicals in the ocean
ocean floor
Plants and animals of the ocean
Waves and currents of the ocean
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A control provides ...
a hypothesis
a variable
a experimental group
a normal standard for comparison
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What special branch of Earth Science makes maps?
Geochemistry
Environmental science
Cartography
Geography
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The procedure for testing a hypothesis is called ...
an experimental group
a control
an inference
an experiment
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This is a rule that describes the behavior of something in nature.
A scientific hypothesis
A scientific theory
A scientific guess
A scientific law
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A hypothesis needs to be _______.
repeatable
testable
right
detailed
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Ethics deals with ...
scientific laws
moral values of right and wrong
scientific theories
company rules
