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| scientific method | a step by step approach to solve problems |
| data | results of an experiment that can be shown in graphs, charts or tables |
| hypothesis | an educated guess |
| prediction | an expected outcome of a future event. |
| variable | the one factor being tested |
| inference | a possible explanation for an observation |
| observation | getting to know something by using your 5 senses |
| properties | characteristics that distinguish one thing from another |
| qualitative | an observation using letters or words not numbers |
| botany | the study of plants |
| quantitative | an observation using numbers |
| physical | a branch of science is the study of matter |
| controlled | an experiment where all the variables are kept the same except the one being tested |
| ecology | the study of the environment |
| biology | another name for Life science |
| life | a branch of science is the study of living things |
| geology | the study of rocks and the earth's surface |
| streak | the color of a mineral's powder |
| cleavage | a mineral that splits apart easily along the surfaces |
| element | a substance composed of a single kind of atom |
| luster | earthy, silky, waxy, pearly describes a mineral's ______. |
| mineral | naturally occurring, inorganic, solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition. |
| hardness | the scratch test is used to determine a mineral's ______. |
| igneous | a rock formed from the cooling of molten rock |
| metamorphic | a rock formed when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure or chemically changed. |
| weathering | The process that breaks down rocks and other substances at earth's surface. |
| erosion | the process of moving soil and rock from one place to another. |
| deposition | the agents of erosion lay down sediment in new location by this process. |
| rock cycle | a cycle with a series of processes where one type of rock is changes to another |
| gravity | the force that moves rock and other materials downhill and causes mass movement |
| sedimentary | rock that is formed when particles of other rocks of the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. |
| permeable | material that has tiny, connected air spaces that allows water to seep through it. |
| mudflow | the rapid downhill movement of water, rock and soil |
| slump | when rock and soil suddenly slip down a slope in one large mass. |
