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30 Cards in this Set
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observation
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something being described using your five senses
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instruments
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tools used in science for measurement, classification, or observations and inferencing
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inference
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an educated guess on an outcome of an observation
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prediction
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a guess for what will happen
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classification
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when organisms/objects are separated into groups based on similar characteristics
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measurement
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an amount of something
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cyclic change
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something that changes in a circle or a cycle
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volume
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the amount of space an object takes up
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density
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the amount of mass in a given volume
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mass
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the amount of matter in an object
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science
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a process of observing and studying things in our world
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Earth science
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one of the four major sciences, including life science, chem, and physics
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life science
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the science that studies living organisms (biology)
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astronomy
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the science of studying objects in space
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physics
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tthe study of forces, motion, energy, and their effects on matter
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geology
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the study of the Earth, its mater, and the processes that form and change Earth
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chemistry
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the study of properties and composition of matter
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meteorology
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the study of weather and the forces and processes that cause it
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oceanography
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the processes that occur within the ocean and the effects human have on these processes
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What are the four major areas of Earth Science?
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1. geology
2. oceanography 3. meteorology 4. astronomy |
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the rock is green in color
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observation
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the rock contains shell fragments
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observation
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the star is bluish in color
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observation
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the mineral tastes salty
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observation
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the rock was formed by cooling lava
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inference
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the meteorologist predicts rain for tomorrow
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inference
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the hurricane may approach the coast by Monday afternoon
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inference
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the stream flows at 5ft/sec.
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observation
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the rock was formed under extreme heat and pressure
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inference
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the duration of insolation(daylight period)is getting shorter
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observation
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