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Pearson 6th Earth Science terms and defintionsTRANSCRIPT
Ch. 1-ScienceAll
Around Us
NTW- Ch. 1
1. _______- process of observing, studying, and thinking about things in your world to gain knowledge
Science
A._____________- the study of Earth and space
Types of Earth Science: each is “the study of:”1)____________- weather2)________- Earth (rocks, features, etc.)3)____________- the oceans (current, tides, waves)4) _______-the environment5)_________- space and the objects found in space
meteorologygeologyoceanography
ecology
Earth Science
astronomy
B._________- the study of matter and its elements C._______- the study of
forces and motionD. ____________- the
study of living things
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
2. Structure of Earth Systems
A. ______________-stiff upper layer of Earth’s mantle and crust
B. ____________- area of Earth’s crust covered with plants
C. _______________- areas of Earth covered with water
D. _____________- areas above Earth’s crust that control Earth’s weather and protect us
lithosphere
biosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
3. __________- forces that break down mountains or other Earth features4. __________- forces that build up mountains and land masses5. ______- the ability to do work or cause change
destructive
constructive
energy
6. ______________- a problem-solving process
Scientific Method
A. ____________- using one or more of your senses to gather information
B. ____________- interpreting information based on reasoning
C. ____________- forecasting what will happen based on past experience or evidence
observing
inferring
predicting
8. ___________________- the factor that changes in an experiment
9. _______- variables that do not change in an experiment10. ____________________- the measurable variable11. _______- a standard to which your results can be compared
manipulated variable
constant
dependent variable
control
7. ____________-an educated guess
hypothesis
12. ___________- the use of scientific discoveries for practical purposes
technology
13. ______________- an explanation or model back by results obtained from test or experiments; not always correct
scientific theory
14. ______________- a rules that describes the behavior of something in nature
scientificlaw
15. ____- personal opinionbias
16. ___________-the shape of land’s surfaceA. _________- height above sea levelB.____- difference in elevation between highest and lowest parts of an areaC. __________- features formed by
Earth’s processes, like a hill or valley1) _______-flat or gently rolling land with low relief2) __________-area with high elevation and high relief3)________-high elevation with level surface
topography
elevationrelief
landforms
plains
mountains
plateau
17. _____- flat model of Earth’s surface
map
18. ________-sphere that represents Earth best
globe
A. ______-ratio of distances on a map or globe to real distances on Earth
B. ____-(legend)- list of symbols with their meanings
scale
key
C. __________- divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres (0° latitude)
equator
D. _____________- 0° longitude; runs through Greenwich, England
Prime Meridian
E. __________________________- 180° longitude
InternationalDateline
F. _______-distance north or south of the equator
latitude
G. ________-distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
longitude
A. _____________- connects areas of equal elevation
B. _____________-distance between contour lines
contour line
contour interval