Vocab Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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Regions of earth occupied by living things

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Biosphere

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2
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Compactness of a substance

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Density

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3
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Metric unit, volume of one kilogram of water

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liter

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4
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Unit of mass, in metric system

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Kilogram

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5
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Large body of matter with no define shape

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Mass

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6
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Base unit of length, in metric system

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Meter

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7
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Amount of space something takes up

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Volume

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8
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Observe someone or something

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Observation

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9
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fact/statistics gathers to form an analysis

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data

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10
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explanation made on basis of limited evidence

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Hypothosis

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11
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procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact

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exspirament

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12
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variable status alone that is not changed by another variable

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independent variable

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13
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variable that depends on an independent variable

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dependent variable

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14
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occurring continuously over a period of time

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constant

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15
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power to influence or direct peoples behavior

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control

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16
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prejudiced to one group bc you like another

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bias

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17
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three-denominational structure of a person or thing

18
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system of ideas to explore something based on general principles

19
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description of an observed phenomenon

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scientific law

20
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unit of astronomical distance

21
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the distance from the center of earth to the center of the sun

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astronomical unit

22
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floating point system numbers 1-10 multiplied by the power of 10

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scientific notation

23
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unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters

24
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earth as the center of the solar system

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when earth and the sky appear to meet
horizon
26
point directly above the observer
zenith
27
imaginary sphere...observer in the center....which all celestial objects are
celestial sphere
28
point on celestial sphere above each of earths poles
celestial poles
29
projection of earths equator into space
celestial equator
30
visible above horizon at all times/ near both of earths poles
circumpolar zone
31
time taken by the earth to make 1 rotation around the sun
year
32
suns apparent path during the year
ecliptic
33
celestial body that has its own apparent motion
planet
34
belt of heavens within 8 degrees on either side of earth
zodiac
35
theory of the origins of the universe
cosmology
36
magnitude of a celestial object actually measured from the earth
apparent magnitude
37
apparent motion of a body in a direction opposite of most in the solar system
retrograde motion
38
used to describe planetary orbit ptolematic system
epicycle
39
sun at the center of the solar system
heliocentric
40
increase in amount or extant
accelerate