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Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 1 Review. Let’s get “A’s” on the first test!. Chapter 1 Review. The 3 main skills are observing, inferring, and predicting. What are the three main skills that scientists use to learn about the natural world?. Chapter 1 Review.

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Chapter 1 Review

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  1. Chapter 1 Review Let’s get “A’s” on the first test!

  2. Chapter 1 Review • The 3 main skills are observing, inferring, and predicting. • What are the three main skills that scientists use to learn about the natural world?

  3. Chapter 1 Review • It is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question. • What is a hypothesis?

  4. Chapter 1 Review • A variable is one of the factors that can change in an experiment. The variable that a Scientist changes is a manipulated variable which creates a responding variable. • What is a variable in a Science experiment?

  5. Chapter 1 Review • Data is the facts, figures and other evidence gathered through scientific observations. • What is data?

  6. Chapter 1 Review • Heat is transferred from a cooler object to a warmer object. • True or false? • FALSE!

  7. Chapter 1 Review • Atmosphere • Biosphere • Hydrosphere • Lithosphere • What are the four main parts of Earth’s system?

  8. Chapter 1 Review • Energy is the ability to do work or cause change. • What is the definition of energy?

  9. Chapter 1 Review • Geology is the study of the solid Earth. • Meteorology is the study of Earth’s atmosphere. • Environmental Science is the study of how man’s activities affect the world around them. • What is geology? • What is meteorology? • What is Environmental Science?

  10. Chapter 1 Review • Topography is the shape of the land. • Elevation is an area’s height above sea level. • Relief is the difference between the highest and lowest area in a region. • What is topography? • What is elevation? • What is relief?

  11. Chapter 1 Review • Mountains, plains and plateaus • A map • What are the 3 major landforms? • What is a flat model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above?

  12. Chapter 1 Review • Latitude • longitude • The distance north or south of the equator is an area’s • The distance east or west of the prime meridian is an area’s

  13. Chapter 1 Review • Hemisphere topographic • Half of the Earth is called a _________ • A map showing the surface features of an area is called a _________ map.

  14. Chapter 1 Review • Connect lines of equal elevation • The change in elevation from one contour line to the next • Darker, every fifth line, labeled with the elevation in round units • What are contour lines? • What is the contour interval? • What are index contour lines?

  15. Chapter 1 Review • You must understand the map’s scale, symbols and contour lines. • What skills are needed to read a topographic map?

  16. Chapter 1 Review • Title • Problem or question • Hypothesis • Materials • Procedure • Observations • Conclusion • What are the steps in a lab write up?

  17. Chapter 1 Review • A) run away as fast as you can • B) call for the police • C) sing the National Anthem • D) tell the teacher • E) pretend you can’t speak • What should you do if you spill during a lab in Science? • Choose the best answer

  18. Chapter 1 Review • Remember to study for the test!

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