Chapter 1 Review Game Questions (from all classes)
What do you call the blanket of gases that surrounds the earth?
Atmosphere
What do you call the rigid outer shell of the earth?
Crust
What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
The variable in an experiment that does not change is called what?
Constant
What is the application of scientific knowledge used to help society?
Technology
True or false: Earth’s four main systems are independent of one another.
False
What percent of the water on Earth is fresh water?
3%
What do you call the study of objects beyond Earth’s atmosphere?
Astronomy
Give one of the three ways the atmosphere helps support life on Earth.
Keeps temperature suitable for life
What system includes all organisms that live on Earth?
Biosphere
The S.I. unit for length is what?
Meter
The variable that the experimenter changes is called _______?
Independent variable
o
21 C is what in Kelvin?
294K
What is the S.I. unit for volume?
Cubic Meter
What does a geochemist study?
Earth’s composition and the processes that change it
Write 5,972,060 in Scientific Notation
5.97206x106
What Earth science specialization studies the blanket of air that surrounds Earth?
Meteorology
What do you call the study of objects beyond earth’s atmosphere?
Astronomy
The variable in an experiment that is affected by the change in the independent
variable is…
Dependent variable
What do you call the study of the interaction of organisms and their surroundings?
Environmental science
What three criteria must a hypothesis meet?
It must be testable, observable, and measurable
Put 0.7084 into scientific notation
7.084 X 10-1
72,005,500 in scientific notation is…
7.20055 X 107
0.00567 in scientific notation is…
5.67 X 10-3
5,942.3 in scientific notation is…
5.9423 X 103
What is the S.I. unit for volume?
Cubic meter
What is the S.I. unit for weight?
Newton
1°C is what in Kelvin?
274 Kelvin
What is the purpose of a control in an experiment?
To ensure the experiment is actually testing the variable you are trying to test
What are two of the three ways that the atmosphere supports life?
Protects from harmful radiation
Makes temperature suitable for life
What is the variable in an experiment that does not change?
Constant
What do you call the application of scientific knowledge?
Technology
Name two products that were first developed for use in space that now are used
every day.
Ski goggles
Freeze-dried foods
Absolute zero is what temperature in Celsius?
-273 degrees Celsius
What percent of the atmosphere is composed of oxygen?
21 percent
What is an example of how the hydrosphere interacts with the geosphere?
Water eroding the land
Define a “scientific model.”
An idea picture, a system, or a mathematical expression that represents the concept
being explained.
What is the difference between an investigation and an experiment?
An experiment has a control and an investigation in not in a controlled environment
Give the six steps of the scientific method in order
Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Results, Conclusion Report
Which of the earth’s systems includes all the water on earth?
Hydrosphere
What is the SI unit for length?
Meter
What do you call the application of knowledge gained from scientific research?
Technology
What are the five major areas of specialization of earth science?
Astronomy, meteorology, geology, oceanography, and environmental science.
What is a testable explanation for an observation?
Hypothesis
What is the factor in an experiment that is manipulated by the experimenter?
Independent variable
0.00005901 in scientific notation
5.901 X 10-5
7,500.01 in scientific notation
7.50001 X 103
1.091 X 10-4
0.0001091
What percent of earths atmosphere is composed of nitrogen?
78%
What is the only variable in an experiment that does not change?
Constant
Absolute zero is what temperature in Celsius?
-273 degrees Celsius
Name 1 subspecialty in earth science and what it studies.
Climatology, patterns of weather over a long period of time.
Define environmental science.
The study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings
Give the SI unit for volume and the SI unit for weight.
Weight: Newton, volume: cubic meter
List the scientific method in ORDER!
Ask a question, research data, hypothesis, experiment, analyze results,
conclusion/report.
What percent of earth’s water is salt water? And what percent of Earth’s
atmosphere is oxygen?
Salt: 97%, oxygen: 21%
What do you call the area from the earth’s surface to its center?
Geosphere
All organisms on earth are included in this system.
Biosphere
What factor in an experiment does the experimenter change?
Independent variable
What do you call the blanket of gases that surrounds the earth?
Atmosphere
What is a testable explanation for an observation?
Hypothesis
Name the five areas of specialization in earth science?
Environmental science, astronomy, oceanography, meteorology, geology
What is the application of scientific discoveries?
Technology
What is the factor that doesn’t change in an experiment?
Constant
594.03
5.9403x102
0.000401
4.01x10-4
8.403x10-5
0.00008403
7,900,020
7.90020x106
List the steps of the scientific method in order.
Question, research, hypothesis, analyze, conclusion
Give two of the earth systems
Atmosphere and hydrosphere, the hydrosphere which is rain water evaporates into the
atmosphere.
If you have a line graph, what goes on the x axis and what goes on the y axis?
X is independent and Y is dependent
What is the main difference between investigation and experiment.
Investigation doesn’t have a control when an experiment does
Give a subspecialty of earth science and what it studies.
Mineralogy, minerals in the earth
Give two products that were first developed for use in space.
Ski goggles and freeze dried food
What are the two most prevalent elements in the earth’s atmosphere and what
percent are they of the atmosphere?
Oxygen: 78%
Nitrogen: 21%
What is the SI unit for volume and weight?
Volume: Cubic meter
Weight: Newtons
What is an organized procedure that involves making measurements and
observations?
Experiment
What is the factor that does not change in an experiment?
Constant
What is the SI unit for length?
Meter
What is the SI unit for temperature?
Kelvin
The most abundant element in the atmosphere is what? What is the percent of it
that makes up the atmosphere?
Nitrogen, 78%
3.251 x 10-3
0.003251
List the 5 areas of specialization in Earth Science.
1. Meteorology
2. Oceanography
3. Geology
4. Physical Science
5. Astronomy
What is the SI unit for weight and mass?
Mass: kilogram
Weight: Newton
2 ways in which the atmosphere supports life on earth:
1. Keeps temperature suitable for life
2. Provides oxygen in the air
2 of Earth’s systems and how they interact with each other:
1. Hydrosphere
2. Biosphere
The animals from the biosphere drink the water from the hydrosphere
List (in chronological order) the 6 steps of the scientific method:
1. question
2. research
3. hypothesis
4. experiment
5. analyze
6. conclusion/communicate results
What is the difference between the geosphere and geology?
The geosphere is the area from the Earth’s crust down to its core and geology is the
materials that make up the Earth
The SI unit for volume is ____. How do you find density?
Volume: cubic meter (m3)
Density: mass divided by volume (m/v)
A subspecialty of Earth science is: _____________.
What does that subspecialty study?
Geochemistry
Earth’s composition and the processes that change it
List the equipment used to measure mass, weight, volume, and area (from last
week’s lab).
Mass: balance
Weight: spring scale
Volume: graduated cylinder
Area: graph paper
3° Celsius to ___ Kelvin:
276 Kelvin
The SI unit for area:
Square meters