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What are the three main skills that scientists use to learn about the natural world?

The 3 main skills are observing, inferring, and predicting.

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What is a hypothesis?

It is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.

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What is a variable in a Science experiment?

A variable is one of the factors that can change in an experiment. The variable that a Scientist changes is a manipulated variable which creates a responding variable.

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What is data? Data is the facts, figures and other evidence gathered through scientific observations.

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True or false?

FALSE!

Heat is transferred from a cooler object to a warmer object.

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What are the four main parts of Earth’s system?

Atmosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere

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What is the definition of energy?

Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.

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What is geology?

What is meteorology?

What is Environmental Science?

Geology is the study of the solid Earth.

Meteorology is the study of Earth’s atmosphere.

Environmental Science is the study of how man’s activities affect the world around them.

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What is topography?

What is elevation?

What is relief?

Topography is the shape of the land.

Elevation is an area’s height above sea level.

Relief is the difference between the highest and lowest area in a region.

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What are the 3 major landforms?

What is a flat model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above?

Mountains, plains and plateaus

A map

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The distance north or south of the equator is an area’s

The distance east or west of the prime meridian is an area’s

Latitude

longitude

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Half of the Earth is called a _________

A map showing the surface features of an area is called a _________ map.

Hemisphere

topographic

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What are contour lines?

What is the contour interval?

What are index contour lines?

Connect lines of equal elevation

The change in elevation from one contour line to the next

Darker, every fifth line, labeled with the elevation in round units

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What skills are needed to read a topographic map?

You must understand the map’s scale, symbols and contour lines.

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What are the steps in a lab write up?

Title Problem or question Hypothesis Materials Procedure Observations Conclusion

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What should you do if you spill during a lab in Science?

Choose the best answer

A) run away as fast as you can

B) call for the police

C) sing the National Anthem

D) tell the teacher E) pretend you

can’t speak

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Remember to study for the test!

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