Unit 1 Vocab (Earth Science)

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Study of objects beyond Earth’s atmosphere

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Astronomy

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Study of the atmosphere

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Meteorology

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Study of Earth's materials, processes, and history.

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Geology

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Study of Earth’s oceans

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Oceanography

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Study of human-environment interactions

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Environmental Science

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How close measurements are to the target value.

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Accuracy

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Variables kept the same in an experiment

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Constants

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Standard for comparison in an experiment; no treatment applied.

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control group

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Collected during an experiment; two types: qualitative and quantitative.

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data

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Factor in an experiment that changes with the independent variable.

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dependent variable