Marine Science - Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
  2. 6. The set of procedures that scientists use to learn about the world
  3. 9. The scientific study of the oceans
  4. 10. Using observations to arrive at general principles
  5. 11. A problem or questions is said to be this if it can be subjected to scientific experimentation
  6. 12. Variables that are prevented from affecting an experiment
  7. 16. Collecting data through the use of satellites
  8. 17. Oceanographers that study the chemical properties of the ocean
Down
  1. 1. A statement that might be true
  2. 3. The hypothesis used in hypothesis testing that is contrary to the null hypothesis
  3. 4. A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment
  4. 5. Oceanographers that study the life in the ocean - also called marine biologists
  5. 7. Oceanographers that study the waves, tides, currents and other physical aspects of the sea
  6. 8. Reasoning from general principles to specific scientific conclusions
  7. 13. A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
  8. 14. Factors that might affect observations
  9. 15. Oceanographers that study the ocean floor