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| volume | the amount of space that something occupies |
| density | measure of how much matter exists in a given volume |
| gram | unit of measurement of mass |
| earth science | deals with earth, its place in the universe |
| geology | study of earth's structure and landscapes |
| meteorlogy | study of eaths atmosphere climates and weather |
| oceanography | study of earths oceans |
| astronomy | study of position size and compisitions of planets and stars |
| scientific method | purpose research hypothesis experiment analysis and conclusion |
| control | the variable that remains the same throughout the whole experiment |
| data | information from which analysis and conclusion can be made |
| theory | a set of facts based on seperate but related hypothesis explaining the behavior of a particular phenonmenon |
| mass | the scientific measureemtn of the amount of matter that an object contains |
| liter | metric unit of volume |
| meter | basic unit of length |
| independent variable | a variable in an experiment that causes change in the other variable |
| depentdent variable | the variable that changes in the experimeant |
| hypothesis | a possible answer or solution to a particular problem based on current info |
| scientific theory | explanation of phenomena based on evidence |
| scientific fact | theory proven |
| scientific law | established when some results consistently observed without observation |
| legend | gives map symbols directions and scale of map |
| symbols | include features governmental bounderies cities populatoins |
| contour lines | a line drawn on a topographic map that connects all points that have equal elevation |
| topography | that charater and general appearance of the landscape |
| plane | keeps the map flat and touches it to the globe at one point. |
| conic | forms the map into a cone and sets it on a globe used on amps showing smaller area |
| cylindrical projection | wraps the map around the globe as a cylinder |
| equal area projection | areas are equal in areas but shapes are distorted |
| interrupted projections | omits wedge shaped pieces of the map giving the feeling that the earths surface was "peeled off" |
| elliptical projections | projection that has an oval shape reducing distortion |
| contour interval | the vertical distance between each adjacent contour line |
| hachure marks | small lines on one side of a contour line representing a depression in the land |
| projections | the representation of a 3D object on a flat surface |
| dimitri mendleev | invented the periodic table |
| JJ thompson | atomic theoy with the "plum pudding" |
| John Dalton | cueball theory |
| ruthorford | ray gun |
| neils bohr | bohr model |
| protons | positive charde in the nucleus |
| neutrons | no charge in the nucleus |
| electrons | negative charge in the electron cloud |
| chemical change | matter changes into a different kind of matter |
| physical change | some properties change but the type of matter stays the same. |
| ionic bonding | forms when 1 ormore electron move from one atom to another which forms and ion |
| cation | an electrons lost makes more positive |
| anion | an electron gained makes more negative |
| covalent bonding | forms when atoms chare electrons by combinging their electron clouds |
| geodes | mineral rock formed when mineral containing liquid evaporates leaving mineral crystals in the rock |
| evaporites | sedimentry rock formed from the evaporation of |
| ores | minerl rich rock deposit containing usable amounts of metal |
| gems | rare beutiful mineral that is cut and polished |
