2. Scientific Method What is Science ? The Study of Earth Science Branches of Earth Science Science and Technology 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 Coming up with an answer to questions is a ___________________or an educated guess on what the explanation of the observations and evidence.

4. Answer 1 – 10 HYPOTHESIS

5. Question 1 - 20 a factor that can change in an experiment- will be determined to see what effects the experiment.

6. Answer 1 – 20 Variables

7. Question 1 - 30 when scientists study the natural world and come up with explanations based on evidence that they have gathered

8. Answer 1 – 30 Scientific inquiry-

9. Question 1 - 40 a variable or factor that the scientist changes in the experiment

10. Answer 1 – 40 Manipulated variable-

11. Question 1 - 50 List the steps of scientific method

12. Answer 1 – 50 Pose questions Develop a hypothesis Design an experiment Collect and interpret data Draw conclusion Communicate results

13. Question 2 - 10 a way of learning about the natural world

14. Answer 2 – 10 Science

15. Question 2 - 20 uses one or more of your senses: Sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste.

16. Answer 2 – 20 observation

17. Question 2 - 30 is an idea of what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence.

18. Answer 2 – 30 predicting

19. Question 2 - 40 A well tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations.

20. Answer 2 – 40 scientific theory

21. Question 2 - 50 allows scientists not worry about the effects of other variables in the results of the experiment. In an experiment something is done to one group and not to the other

22. Answer 2 – 50 Controlling variables

23. Question 3 - 10 A group of parts that work together as a whole

24. Answer 3 – 10 system

25. Question 3 - 20 How old do scientists believe the Earth to be?

26. Answer 3 – 20 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD!!

27. Question 3 - 30 Forces that shape the Earth’s surface

28. Answer 3 – 30 Constructive Forces

29. Question 3 - 40 – Helps scientists study and understand things that can not be observed directly – used to represent complex objects or processes.

30. Answer 3 – 40 Scientific Models

31. Question 3 - 50 What are the three main ideas that Earth scientists use to guide their work?

32. Answer 3 – 50 – The structure of the Earth system – The Earth’s history – The Earth in the solar system

33. Question 4 - 10 The study of the solid Earth

34. Answer 4 – 10 geology

35. Question 4 - 20 The study of Earth’s oceans

36. Answer 4 – 20 oceanography

37. Question 4 - 30 The study of Earth’s atmosphere

38. Answer 4 – 30 Meteorology

39. Question 4 - 40 How could a geologist help an oceanographer?

40. Answer 4 – 40 Help to study the ocean floor, underwater volcanoes, rocks/sand under water

41. Question 4 - 50 How could a meteorologist help an astronomer?

42. Answer 4 – 50 Help study atmospheres and weather on other planets, study how meteorites fall though the earth’s atmosphere.

43. Question 5 - 10 What are some examples of the way that technology has improved peoples lives

44. Answer 5 – 10 medicine to improve health, glasses to see, the internet to gain information

45. Question 5 - 20 People who develop or create technology are called

46. Answer 5 – 20 engineers

47. Question 5 - 30 how people change the world around them to meet their needs or to solve problems. changes or modifies the natural world to meet human needs or to solve problems

48. Answer 5 – 30 Technology

49. Question 5 - 40 What is the purpose of technology?

50. Answer 5 – 40 To improve the way people live.

51. Question 5 - 50 How would a scientist vs. an engineer study wind?

52. Answer 5 – 50 A scientist would talk about the sun and weather creating wind; an engineer would talk about how to harness wind to create electricity.