Scientific
Method
What is
Science ?
The Study
of Earth
Science
Branches
of Earth
Science
Science
and
Technology
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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.
Answer 1 – 10
•HYPOTHESIS
Question 1 - 20
• a factor that can change in an
experiment- will be determined
to see what effects the
experiment.
Answer 1 – 20
•Variables
Question 1 - 30
• when scientists study the natural
world and come up with
explanations based on evidence
that they have gathered
Answer 1 – 30
• Scientific inquiry-
Question 1 - 40
• a variable or factor that the
scientist changes in the
experiment
Answer 1 – 40
• Manipulated variable-
Question 1 - 50
• List the steps of scientific
method
Answer 1 – 50
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Pose questions
Develop a hypothesis
Design an experiment
Collect and interpret data
Draw conclusion
Communicate results
Question 2 - 10
• a way of learning about the
natural world
Answer 2 – 10
• Science
Question 2 - 20
• uses one or more of your senses:
Sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste.
Answer 2 – 20
• observation
Question 2 - 30
• is an idea of what will happen
in the future based on past
experiences or evidence.
Answer 2 – 30
• predicting
Question 2 - 40
• A well tested scientific concept
that explains a wide range of
observations.
Answer 2 – 40
• scientific theory
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
Answer 2 – 50
• Controlling variables
Question 3 - 10
• A group of parts that work
together as a whole
Answer 3 – 10
• system
Question 3 - 20
• How old do scientists believe the
Earth to be?
Answer 3 – 20
• 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD!!
Question 3 - 30
• Forces that shape the Earth’s
surface
Answer 3 – 30
• Constructive Forces
Question 3 - 40
–Helps scientists study and
understand things that can not be
observed directly
–used to represent complex objects
or processes.
Answer 3 – 40
• Scientific Models
Question 3 - 50
• What are the three main ideas
that Earth scientists use to guide
their work?
Answer 3 – 50
–The structure of the Earth
system
–The Earth’s history
–The Earth in the solar system
Question 4 - 10
• The study of the solid Earth
Answer 4 – 10
• geology
Question 4 - 20
• The study of Earth’s oceans
Answer 4 – 20
• oceanography
Question 4 - 30
• The study of Earth’s atmosphere
Answer 4 – 30
• Meteorology
Question 4 - 40
• How could a geologist help an
oceanographer?
Answer 4 – 40
• Help to study the ocean floor,
underwater volcanoes,
rocks/sand under water
Question 4 - 50
• How could a meteorologist help
an astronomer?
Answer 4 – 50
• Help study atmospheres and
weather on other planets, study
how meteorites fall though the
earth’s atmosphere.
Question 5 - 10
• What are some examples of the
way that technology has
improved peoples lives
Answer 5 – 10
• medicine to improve health, glasses
to see, the internet to gain
information
Question 5 - 20
• People who develop or
create technology are
called
Answer 5 – 20
• engineers
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
Answer 5 – 30
• Technology
Question 5 - 40
• What is the purpose of
technology?
Answer 5 – 40
• To improve the way people
live.
Question 5 - 50
• How would a scientist vs. an
engineer study wind?
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.