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16 Cards in this Set
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Area |
A measure of the size of a surface or region |
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Cartography |
The science of map making |
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Controlled Experiment |
An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of another group with an experimental group |
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Data |
Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation |
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Ecology |
The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their enviroment |
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Environmental Science |
The study of the air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community, which ranges from a small area to Earth's entire biosphere; it includes the study of the impact on humans on the enviroment |
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Hypothesis |
A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation |
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Mass |
A measure of the amount of matter in an object; a fundamental property of an object that is not affected by the forces that act on the object, such as the gravitational force |
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Meter |
The basic unit of length in the SI symbol |
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Observation |
The process of obtaining information using the senses; the information obtained using the senses |
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Science |
The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested |
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Scientific Method |
A series of steps followed to solve problems, including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions |
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Temperature |
A measure of how hot or cold something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
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Thermometer |
An instrument that measures and indicates temperature |
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Variable |
A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis |
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Volume |
A measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space |
