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Chapter 1
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03/15/2012

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What is oceanography?
Definition
study of earth's oceans
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What is meteorology?
Definition
study of earth's atmosphere
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What is biodegradable?
Definition
can be broken down by microorganisms into harmless substances that can be used by other organisms
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What is the scientific method?
Definition
set of sequential steps that one follows to problem solve
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What is a controlled experiment?
Definition
an experiment set up to test one variable
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What is a hypothesis?
Definition
a possible explanation or solution to a problem
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What is a scientific law?
Definition
rule that correctly describes a natural phenomenon
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What is a bright line spectrum?
Definition
indicates that a light source is sending out only certain wavelengths of light
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What is an ecologist?
Definition
scientist who studies the relationships between living things and their environment
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What is an important means of gathering information?
Definition
measuring
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A well-established and proven theory most likely to become?
Definition
scientific law
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When a light source moves toward an observer, the light waves appear to be what?
Definition
blue
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It is thought that before the big bang all the matter and energy in the universe was in the form of one what?
Definition
extrememly small particle
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The discovery of background radiation distributed evenly throughout the universe provided support for what?
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big bang theory
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