| A | B |
|---|
| Science | way of learning about the natural world |
| Observing | using your senses to get information |
| Inferring | explaining things that you have observed |
| Predicting | make a forecast |
| Scientific inquiry | the way we study science |
| Hypothesis | possible explanation, educated guess |
| Controlled experiment | test where only 1 thing gets changed |
| Variable | one of the things you CAN change in an experiment |
| Manipulated variable | the 1 thing that you change in an experiment |
| Responding variable | The thing that changed in the experiment because of the manipulated variable |
| Data | information |
| Scientific theory | well tested idea |
| Scientific law | pattern in nature, expected to always stay the same |
| Earth science | knowledge of the planet earth and its place in space |
| System | group of parts that work together |
| Energy | ability to do work |
| Constructive force | builds up the land |
| Destructive force | wears down the land |
| Geologist | studies the solid earth (land) |
| Oceanographer | studies the waters of the earth |
| Meteorologist | studies the atmosphere (air around the earth) |
| Astronomer | studies space and the universe |
| Environmental scientist | studies the environment and our resources |
| Technology | how people change the world to meet our needs |
| Engineer | person who solves problems |
