Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
- 8. Law describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon.
- 9. a testable explanation or educated guess that can be supported or disproved
- 10. Variable a factor that is affected by changes in the independent variable
- 11. the area from the surface of Earth down to its center
- 14. Theory an explanation based on many observations during repeated investigations
- 16. the study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather
- 18. region of permanently frozen water on Earth
Down
- 1. the study of the materials that make up Earth and the processes that form and change these materials
- 2. all the water on Earth
- 4. used in an experiment to show that the results of an experiment are a result of the condition being tested
- 5. Variable the factor that is changed by the experimenter
- 6. Method series of problem-solving steps to help conduct experiments
- 7. Model an idea picture, a system, or mathematical expression that represents the concept being explained
- 12. the study of Earth's oceans
- 13. all living organisms on Earth as well the environments in which they live
- 15. blanket of gases that surrounds our planet
- 17. Science the study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings