| A | B |
|---|
| lithosphere | having to do with the crust and mantle of the earth |
| biosphere | the ecosystem made up of the earth and all the living organisms |
| atmosphere | the earth system having to do with the earth's air |
| hydrosphere | the earth system having to do with all the earth's solid, liquid, and gaseous water |
| hypothesis | the "if, then" statement in a experiment, a suggested explanation |
| experiment | an organized procedure that involves making measurements adn observations |
| conclusion | comes from the analysis of the experiment |
| control | used in an experiment to show that the results of the experiement are actually a result of the condition being tested |
| purpose/problem | the reason you are doing an experiment |
| analysis | what the experimenter does at the end of the experiement to study the results |
| independent variable | the part of the experiement that is manipulated (or changed) by the experimenterr |
| dependent variable | will change based on the independent variable |
