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The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment.
What is a manipulated variable?
“I think if….then” statement.
What is a hypothesis?
Description of an observed pattern that is expected to happen every time for a set of conditions.
What is a scientific law?
A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.
What is a scientific theory?
Brand X has fewer unpopped kernels than Brand Y Brand X has fewer unpopped kernels than Brand Y. The responding variable is:
What is the number of unpopped kernels?
The solid, rocky, outer layer of Earth.
What is the lithosphere?
Icebergs are a part of this Earth system.
What is the hydrosphere?
The four parts of Earth’s system.
What are the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere?
The source of energy for many of Earth’s processes.
What is the sun?
Three branches of science using knowledge of Earth Science.
What are geologists, meteorologists, and environmental scientists?
The main types of landforms.
What are mountains, plains, plateaus?
The name of the line that connects points with the same elevation.
What are contour lines?
The following image on a topographic map represents______.
What is a depression?
Landform represented by contour lines that are far apart.
What is a gentle slope?
The difference in elevation of adjacent contour lines.
What is a contour interval?
An example on a map is 1:10,000
What is a scale?
Two cities that have the same distance south of the equator, have the same ____.
What is latitude?
The landform that has high elevation and mostly level surface (little relief).
What is plateau?
An example is: 20 degrees east of the prime meridian.
What is longitude?
This is determined by elevation, relief, and landforms.
What is topography of an area?
The variables on the graph.
What are temperature and volume?
This month’s precipitation is 88 mm.
What is June?
The part of the graph that is missing. Amount of Rain Per Month in Dubln rainfall months
What is the scale for rainfall and months? inches What is the scale for rainfall and months? months
The number of the most common pets in my street.
What is 35?
This group has the lowest Unemployment rate
What is the Bachelor’s Degree?
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