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What is earth science?
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The study of the earth and the universe around it.
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What is geology?
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The study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
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What is oceanography?
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The study of the earths ocean.
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What is meteorology?
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The study of the earths atmosphere.
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What is astronomy?
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The study of the universe beyond the earth.
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What is the geosphere?
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The solid earth.
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What is atmosphere?
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The gasses surrounding the earth.
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What is the hydrosphere?
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Water.
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What is ecology?
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The study of the complex relationships between living things and their environment.
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What is an ecosystem?
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A community of organisms and the environment they inhabit.
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What is a biosphere?
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All the life on earth in which we live in.
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What is pollution?
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The containment of the environment with waste or impurities.
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What does biodegradable mean?
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They can be broken down.
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What is the scientific method?
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Logical research to logical explanations.
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What are observations?
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Using are senses to get information.
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What is a measurement?
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It involves a comparison with a form of measurement.
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What is a hypothesis?
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A possible explanation to a answer.
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What is an experimentation?
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A scientific procedure carried out according to a certain guideline?
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What is a variable?
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A variable in an experiment that can be changed.
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What is a controlled experiment?
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An experiment to test a variable.
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What is a theory?
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A hypothesis or a set of hypotheses that is supported by information.
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What is a scientific law?
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A rule that correctly describes a natural phenomenon.
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What is a spectrum?
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A display of colors as light passes through a glass prism.
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What is wavelength?
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The distance from one crest of wave to the next crest of wave.
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What are elements?
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A substance that cannot be broken down.
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What is the Doppler effect?
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The apparent shift of wavelengths as an object moves.
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What is a spectroscope?
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An instrument that determines what elements were present in stars.
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What is background radiation?
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Low levels of energy.
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What is the big bang theory?
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The theory of how the universe was formed.
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