Science vocabulary 7th grade

g0t2BeMe (United States of America)
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  1. independent variable
    a value that does not depend on changes in other values
  2. dependent variable
    a quantity whose value depends on another quantity
  3. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  4. scientific theory
    a theory that explains scientific observations
  5. heliocentric
    having the sun as or in the middle
  6. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  7. Rachel Carson
    United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
  8. Galileo Galilei
    Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
  9. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
  10. variable
    something that is likely to change
  11. magma
    molten rock in the earth's crust
  12. Earth's crust
    the outer layer of the Earth
  13. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  14. stratosphere
    atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
  15. troposphere
    the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high
  16. mesosphere
    the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
  17. thermosphere
    the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
  18. input
    a component of production, such as raw materials or labor
  19. output
    final product; the things produced
  20. basalt
    the commonest type of solidified lava
  21. lithosphere
    the solid part of the Earth
  22. granite
    a type of igneous rock with a visibly crystalline texture
  23. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
  24. hydrosphere
    the watery layer of the earth's surface
  25. geosphere
    the solid part of the Earth
  26. biosphere
    the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist
  27. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
  28. height
    distance from the base of something to its top
  29. convection
    transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
Created on Mon Sep 30 19:14:39 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 02 20:22:40 EDT 2013)

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