Chapter 1 Vocab - Earth Science

Front

Command to fill the earth and use creation wisely.

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The Creation Mandate

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Front

_____________ is the perspective used to interpret the world.

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Worldview

Front

A basic assumption about the world that a person assumes to be true is a ___________.

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Presupposition

Front

A simple, useful representation of something in the world is a __________.

Back

model

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Front

Initial explanation for a scientific problem; starting point for testing validity.

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Hypothesis

Front

A model that explains observations is a __________.

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theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Front

Description of the relationship between variables based on repeated observations, often mathematical.

Back

law

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Front

Info collected by scientists from observations?

Back

Data

Front

Data describing an observation using words is?

Back

Descriptive Data

Front

Data that consists of numbers with units?

Back

Measured Data

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4