Study sets matching "vocabulary test science earth environmental"
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Matter
Mass
Volume
Chemical Properties
anything that has mass or takes up space
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
the amount of space occupied by an object
a property of matter that describes a substances ability to pa…
Matter
anything that has mass or takes up space
Mass
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
Abiotic Factor
Agriculture/Aquaculture
Air Mass
Air Pressure
A non-living thing that influences or affects an ecosystem
The production and/or farming of crops, livestock, seafood, et…
An immense body of air that is characterized by similar temper…
The force exerted by the weight of a column of air above a giv…
Abiotic Factor
A non-living thing that influences or affects an ecosystem
Agriculture/Aquaculture
The production and/or farming of crops, livestock, seafood, et…
Dike
Epicenter
Exfoliation
Fault
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across…
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Extreme high temperatures cause the outer rock layer to be str…
A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement o…
Dike
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across…
Epicenter
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Control
Constant
the factor that is measured
the factor that is manipulated
part of an experiment that does not contain a variable; all co…
all parts of the experiment that stay the same in order to iso…
Dependent Variable
the factor that is measured
Independent Variable
the factor that is manipulated
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Cryosphere
Hydrosphere
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and…
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in wh…
A term referring to all water that is temporarily frozen in po…
All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of whi…
Lithosphere
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and…
Biosphere
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in wh…
the weather conditions prevailing in an…
the state of the atmosphere at a place…
exposure to the sun's rays; the amount…
the amount of heat required to raise th…
climate
weather
insolation
heat budget
the weather conditions prevailing in an…
climate
the state of the atmosphere at a place…
weather
Precipitation
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's s…
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and t…
Gas to Liquid; gas gets colder and changes back to liquid , fo…
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purif…
Precipitation
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's s…
evaporation
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and t…
Maps
Predict
Climate
Lava
A visual representation of an area
Make an educated guess on what is going to happen
Regular weather conditions in an area
The hot liquid that forms in the earth (On the surface)
Maps
A visual representation of an area
Predict
Make an educated guess on what is going to happen
Observation
Inference
Hypothesis
Theory
Based On Something One Has Seen Heard Or Noticed
A Conclusion Or Opinion That Is Formed Because Of Known Facts…
Tentative Explanation That Is Tested To See If It Is Valid
Well Tested And Widely Accepted View That Explains Certain Obs…
Observation
Based On Something One Has Seen Heard Or Noticed
Inference
A Conclusion Or Opinion That Is Formed Because Of Known Facts…
Kepler's first law
Kepler's second law
Kepler's third law
precession
The path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape,…
An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the cent…
The ratio of the squares of the periods of any two planets is…
change in direction of the axis, but without any change in til…
Kepler's first law
The path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape,…
Kepler's second law
An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the cent…
weathering
erosion
foliation
bedding
the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause expos…
the process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by…
the state of being a leaf
arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata
weathering
the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause expos…
erosion
the process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by…
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Constant
Control
What we measure.
The part of the experiment that is intentionally changed.
The part of the experiment that is kept the same in order to i…
The part of the experiment where all conditions are kept norma…
Dependent Variable
What we measure.
Independent Variable
The part of the experiment that is intentionally changed.
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Control
Constant
the factor that is measured
the factor that is manipulated
part of an experiment that does not contain a variable; all co…
all parts of the experiment that stay the same in order to iso…
Dependent Variable
the factor that is measured
Independent Variable
the factor that is manipulated
Ozone
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Gas formed by the addition of a third oxygen atom to an oxygen…
A layer made up primarily of concentrated ozone
Contains most of the mass of the atmosphere including water va…
Contains only a minute portion of the atmosphere mass
Ozone
Gas formed by the addition of a third oxygen atom to an oxygen…
Stratosphere
A layer made up primarily of concentrated ozone
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Rock or minerals, ex) mountain, sand, soil, rock,hill
Water, ex) water, ground water, salt water, ice, rain
All LIFE ex) human, animal,plant, biome.
Air, clouds, water vapor, gas
Geosphere
Rock or minerals, ex) mountain, sand, soil, rock,hill
Hydrosphere
Water, ex) water, ground water, salt water, ice, rain
weather
radiation
psychrometer
conduction
-the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards he…
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving s…
a hygrometer consisting of a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb thermomet…
the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitt…
weather
-the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards he…
radiation
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving s…
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Control
Constant
the factor that is measured
the factor that is manipulated
part of an experiment that does not contain a variable; all co…
all parts of the experiment that stay the same in order to iso…
Dependent Variable
the factor that is measured
Independent Variable
the factor that is manipulated
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Control
Constant
the factor that is measured
the factor that is manipulated
part of an experiment that does not contain a variable; all co…
all parts of the experiment that stay the same in order to iso…
Dependent Variable
the factor that is measured
Independent Variable
the factor that is manipulated
Ecology
Acid Rain
CFC's
Ozone Layer
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organis…
rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution
ChloroFluoroCarbon- any of a class of compounds of carbon, hyd…
The layer of the atmosphere that absorbs the UV rays
Ecology
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organis…
Acid Rain
rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution
Dike
Epicenter
Exfoliation
Fault
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across…
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Extreme high temperatures cause the outer rock layer to be str…
A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement o…
Dike
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across…
Epicenter
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Abortion rate
Abortion ratio
Acceptable Risk
Acid mine drainage
The estimated number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 4…
The estimated number of abortions per 1,000 live birts in a gi…
The risk that individuals, society, or institutions are willin…
Acidic water that drains from mining ares.
Abortion rate
The estimated number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 4…
Abortion ratio
The estimated number of abortions per 1,000 live birts in a gi…
Geology
Oceanography
Meterorology
Astronomy
The study of the origin, history, and the structure of the Ear…
Scientific study of the sea.
Scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere, especially in rela…
Study of the universe.
Geology
The study of the origin, history, and the structure of the Ear…
Oceanography
Scientific study of the sea.
Rock
Magma
Lava
Weatherig
Any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs n…
The molten material that forms deep beneath the Earth's surface
Magma that reaches the surface
A process in which rocks are physically and chemically broken…
Rock
Any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs n…
Magma
The molten material that forms deep beneath the Earth's surface
astronomy
geosphere
3. hydrosphere
atmosphere
the scientific study of the universe
layer of Earth under the atmosphere and the oceans (core, mant…
the water portion of Earth
the gaseous layer that surrounds Earth
astronomy
the scientific study of the universe
geosphere
layer of Earth under the atmosphere and the oceans (core, mant…
Axis
Control
Nutation
Seasons
a straight line through a body or figure
the part that stays the same, so we can compare it to what we…
wobble in axis
each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn…
Axis
a straight line through a body or figure
Control
the part that stays the same, so we can compare it to what we…