UNIT 1: EARTH SCIENCE BASIC TERMS

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Across
  1. 3. Anything that must stay the same during an experiment, for both the experimental and control groups.
  2. 5. A widely-accepted explanation for natural phenomenon (e.g.Plate Tectonics).
  3. 8. The group in an experiment that is "normal" and does not receive the independent variable.
  4. 11. A plot created to display the relationship between two variables.
  5. 14. Science dealing with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
  6. 16. A variable that influences a change in another variable.
  7. 18. The study of sedimentary rocks and the processes by which they are formed.
  8. 20. Science dealing with fossilized animals and plants.
  9. 23. Science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere and weather forecasting.
  10. 24. Science concerned with the origin, small-scale structure, and composition of rocks.
  11. 25. Science concerned with the properties of Earth's water and its movement in relation to land.
  12. 27. The description of an observed phenomenon (e.g. Superposition).
  13. 28. A variable that changes in response to another variable changing.
Down
  1. 1. Science dealing with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea.
  2. 2. Science concerned with volcanoes.
  3. 4. A statement that can test the relation between two variables.
  4. 6. The system of measurement used in Europe and most of the world.
  5. 7. Science devoted to studying the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of the human activities that relate to those features.
  6. 9. A chart that displays percentages of a whole, totaling to 100%.
  7. 10. A method of measuring volume of irregularly shaped objects by displacing this substance:
  8. 12. The system of measurement used in the United States.
  9. 13. The measurement of how tightly a material is packed together. (mass/unit volume)
  10. 15. The measure of the amount of matter in an object.
  11. 17. Science seeking to understand and address real world environmental challenges.
  12. 19. Science (B.O.S.) that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
  13. 21. Science concerned with earthquakes and energy propagation through the earth.
  14. 22. The amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container.
  15. 26. The graph most used to represent qualitative data collected over time.