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earth science
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the study of earth and the universe around it
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geology
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the study of the origin, history, and structure of the solid earth and the processes that shape it.
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oceanography
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the study of earth's oceans.
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meteorology
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the study of earth's atmosphere
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astronomy
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the study of the universe beyond earth
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geosphere
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the solid earth
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hydrosphere
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the earths water
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atmosphere
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the gases surrounding the earth
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ecology
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the study of complex relationships between living things and there environment
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ecosystem
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a community of organisms and the environment that they live in.
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biosphere
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the largest ecosystem
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photosynthesis
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the process plants use to create there food
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pollution
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the contamination of the environment with waste products
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biodegradable
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waste product that can be broken down by microorganisms and used by other organisms.
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scientific methods
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guides to scientific problem solving
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observations
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using the 5 senses to gather information around world
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measurement
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the comparision of some asoect of an object or phenomenon with a standard unit.
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hypothesis
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a possible explanation to a problem
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experimentation
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a scientific procedure carried out according to certain guidelines
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variable
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a factor in an expierment that can be changed
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theory
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a hypothesis or a set of hypothesies that is supported by the results of experimentation and observation
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scientific law
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a rule that correctly describes a natural phenomenom
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spectrum
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display of colors in prisim
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wavelength
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distanc eof one crest of a wave to another
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elements
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a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler form.
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doppler effect
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the apparent shift in the wavelengths of energy emitted by an energy source moving away form or toward an obsever
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spectroscope
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an instrument containing a prisim
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background radiation
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a red shift containing low level of energy
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big bang theory
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the origin of the universe.
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