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Interacting parts that form a whole.
A system that is part of another system.
Energy, information, and matter entering the system.
Energy, information, and matter exiting the system.
The limits of the system to be studied.
A simplified representation used to study a system.
To ask and answer questions about the natural world.
Sets the purpose of the experiment.
A prediction based on prior knowledge.
A factor kept the same to ensure a valid experiment.
The factor purposely changed by the experimenter.
The factor being measured and recorded.
To apply scientific understanding in developing solutions.
Define, develop solutions, optimize.
Scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the environment.
Based on how well they meet criteria and constraints.
Gram.
Liter.
Meter.
Newton.
1/1000 (0.001).
1/100 (0.01).
1/10 (0.1).
10.
100.
1000.
4.5 billion years ago.
The process of changing rocks over time.
Changed by heat and pressure.
From compacted and cemented particles.
When molten rock cools.
Breaking down of substances over time.
Transportation of weathered particles.
Energy from the Sun and gravity.
Energy from the Earth’s interior.
In sedimentary rocks.
Relative dates in Earth’s history.
Layers of sediments are deposited horizontally.
Newer rock strata sit on top of older strata.
An igneous rock feature is younger than the rock it cuts across.