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The study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth and processes that shape the Earth is called.......
geology
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The scientific study of the sea is called ......
oceanography
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................. are rck chimneys on the ocean floor that spew out black clouds of minerals
black smokers
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The study of the Earth's atmosphere, especially in relation to the weather and climate........
meteorology
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is the study of the universe
Astronomy
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....................... study stars, asteroids, planets, and everything else in space.
Astronomers
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The study of how humans interact with the environment is called .......................
environmental science
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................................ make maps of those features by using aerial and satellite photos, and computer mapping systems.
Cartographers
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.......................... are a series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems
Scientific methods
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is a possible explanation or answer to a question that can be tested.
hypothesis
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is an experiment that tests only one factor, or variable, at a time.
A controlled experiment
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A pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept is a
model
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are models that you can touch
physical models
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is made up of mathematical equations and data.
mathematical model
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Some
…………………… models are systems of ideas. Others are based on making comparisons
with familiar things to help illustrate or explain an idea. One example of a ……………….model
is the big bang theory
conceptual
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Some
…………………… models are systems of ideas. Others are based on making comparisons
with familiar things to help illustrate or explain an idea. One example of a ……………….model
is the big bang theory
conceptual, conceptual
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is an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations.
theory
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Scientists who study the Earth’s atmosphere have developed ……………………….
climate models to try to imitate Earth’s climate.
mathematical
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The metric system, now called the International System of Units is abbreviate as……..
SI
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A ……………..is the basic SI unit of
length.
meter
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is the measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space.
volume
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A measure of the amount of matter in an object is
mass
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is a measure of how much surface an object has.
Area
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is a measure of how much surface an object has.
area
Density = mass divided by volume
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