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what is scientific inquiry?

• rule that describes a pattern in nature

• a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigation

• a process that uses a set of skills to answer questions or to test ideas about the natural world

• explanation of things or events that is based on knowledge, gained from many observations and investigations

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what is scientific law?

• rule that describes a pattern in nature

• a process that uses a set of skills to answer questions or to test ideas about the natural world

• a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigation

• all of the above

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what is scientific theory?

• a statement of what will happen next in or a sequence of events

• rule that describes a pattern in nature

• compass

• explanation of things or events that is based on knowledge, gained from many observations and investigations

what is hypothesis?

• tool used to measure the speed, and force of wind

• a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by a scientific investigation

• intensity of light

• scientific inquiry

what is prediction?

• a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events

• diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world

• device that rotates to show direction of wind

• none of the above

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what is the International System of Units? (SI)

• enable people to see far away objects more clearly

• streak plate

• how minerals are formed

• the international accepted system for measurement

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What are some of the earths science branches?

• geology

• energy

• space

• oceanography

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What are some of the earth science branches?

• meteorology

• astronomy

• earth science

• environmental science

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what are the big ideas used to guide earth scientists?

• structure of earth's systems

• earth's history

• matter and energy

• earth in the solar system

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what are the forces used to change earth's surfaces?

• constructive forces

• energy

• water

• destructive forces

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