2. 1 Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

3. 2 Observing

4. 3 The facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observation.

5. 4 data

6. 5 A way of learning about the natural world.

7. 6 Science

8. 7 The 3 skills that scientists use to learn about the world are observing, predicting and ______.

9. 8 inferring

10. 9 T or F An inference is an interpretation of observations.

11. 10 True

12. 11 Possible answer for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.

13. 12 Hypothesis

14. 13 What does a scientist use to test a hypothesis?

15. 14 An experiment

16. 15 A summary of what you have learned from an experiment.

17. 16 conclusion

18. 17 Knowledge about Earth and it’s place in the universe.

19. 18 Earth Science

20. 19 The ability to do work or cause change.

21. 20 energy

22. 21 A group of parts that work together as a whole.

23. 22 system

24. 23 Building up mountains and land masses.

25. 24 constructive force

26. 25 Wear away mountains and every other feature on Earth’s surface.

27. 26 destructive force

28. 27 Person who studies Earths environment and resources.

29. 28 Environmental scientist

30. 29 Person who studies the forces that have shaped the Earth.

31. 30 geologist

32. 31 Person who studies everything about the ocean.

33. 32 oceanographer

34. 33 Scientist who studies information about conditions of the atmosphere.

35. 34 meteorologist

36. 35 Person who studies the solar system, stars and galaxies.

37. 36 Astronomer