9 weeks test Science terms for the 9 weeks test. good luck good luck good luck gird luck mstamps1 published on October 03, 201627 responses 2 Questions in vertical order A blanket of air and dust that surrounds the Earth atmosphere lithosphere Trophosphere hydrosphere The part of the Earth made up of the crust and upper part of the mantle atmosphere lithosphere hydrosphere trophosphere All of the water on the Earth exosphere atmosphere stratosphere hydrosphere comeback to Stratosphere Trophosphere Hydrosphere Atmosphere A statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on observations and data Data Hypothesis Constructive Processes Conclusion The pieces of information collected in an investigation Observation Data Variable Hypothesis a scientific investigation that tests a hypothesis Variable Hypothesis Experiment Scientific Method An idea that can be tested by an experiment or an observation Hypothesis Observation Trial Constant An explanation that you can figure out without observing something directly Constant Hypothesis Inference Variable using one or more of your senses to gather information Theory Hypothesis Watching Observation A systematic or orderly approach to solving a problem Experiment Scientific Method Hypothesis Data Anything that can change in an experiment Data experiment Variable Control Group Rock that forms when melted rock cools and harden Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock Igneous rock Mineral Melted Rock that reach Earth's surface Magma Inner Core Lava Volcano Rock that forms when other rock is chemically changed by heat and pressure deep inside Earth Metamorphic Rock Sedimentary Rock Igneous Rock Mineral The wearing away of rock Scraping Rubbing Weathering Mineral The breaking and forming of rocks Circle of Rocks Rock Cycle Rocks The life of rocks A solid, nonliving material found in the ground Rock Property Mineral Igneous Rock