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Science Comprehension Exam

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Convection
transfer of heat by movement of matter by convection
asthenosphere
top layer of mantle
Evidence of Continental Drift
rocks and fossils on different continents and climate changes
Quantitative Observation
Observation in which you use numbers
divergent boundary
two plates pull apart
Several Times
experiment must be run ______ to be accurate
Stating the Problem
first step in experimenting
line graph
show changed over time
convection in the asthenosphere
main driving force of plate tectonics
normal fault
pulls rocks apart
where volcanoes form
convergent and divergent boundaries and hot spots
Constant Variable
how things are kept the same except for what you're testing
Qualitative Observation
observation in which you use your senses
Independent Variable
what is being tested
Variable
factor that is being testing
Tectonic Plate
slab of asthenosphere and lithosphere
Dependent Variable
what is being measured
how plates move
convection current
transform boundary
two plates scrape past each other
reverse fault
causes rocks to push together
Oceanic/Continental crust
thinnest laer
Control
thing being tested that is closest to normal
Inner/outer core
densest layer
Earth's layers in order
oceanic/continental crust, mantel, inner and outer core
Bar Graph
used to compare
younger older
oceanic crust in _______ at a ridge and ______ near a trench
hot spots
______ ______ are used to track the direction of plate movement
convergent boundary
two plates push together
Divergent boundaries
also known as spreading centers
Theory
logical explanation for something that happens in nature
After researching a question
When can you form a hypothesis?
mantel
thickest layer

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