Unit 1 Vocab (Earth Science)

study of objects beyond Earth’s atmosphere

• Astronomy

• Meteoroloy

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Environmental Science

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

study of the atmosphere

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Environmental Science

• Oceanography

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

study of materials that make up Earth and the processes that form and change these materials, and the history of the planet

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Environmental Science

• Oceanography

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

study of Earth’s oceans

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Environmental Science

• Oceanography

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

study of the interactions of humans with environment

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Environmental Science

• Oceanography

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

how close measurements are to the target/accepted value

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Data

• Theory

variables that are kept the same throughout the entire experiment

• constants

• dependent variables

• independent variables

• control groups

standard for comparison in an experiment; does not receive any experimental treatment

• constants

• control group

• dependent

• independent

collected during an experiment; two types: qualitative and quantitative

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• data

• constants

factor in an experiment that can change if the independent variable is changed

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constants

• control group

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2