Intro to Earth Science / Plate Tectonics / Earthquakes
Volcanoes / Rocks & Minerals
Oceanography
Meteorology
Astronomy
100
What are the four branches of Earth Science
Geology, Astronomy, Meteorology, Oceanography
100
A structure that brings magma to the surface
Volcano
100
72% of the Earth's surface is covered by what
The Ocean
100
78% of the plants on Earth need this gas
Nitrogen
100
Has matter, energy, space, and time
Universe
200
What is the scientific method
1. State the Problem 2. Gather Infomation 3. Form a Hypothesis 4. Test the Hypothesis 5. State a Conclusion
200
Melted rock below the Earth's surface
Magma
200
Largest and deepest ocean
Pacific Ocean
200
This gas allows us to breath
Oxygen
200
Group of star systems bound together by gravity
Galaxy
300
What is a hypothesis
A proposed explanation
300
Melted rock above the Earth's surface
Lava
300
A flat extension of the continent found underwater
Continental Shelf
300
Gasses alow sunlight to heat the Earth and then they hold onto the heat
The Greenhouse Effect
300
Sphere of matter too small to produce its own energy
Planet
400
What are the layers of the inner Earth
Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core
400
Where magma is stored below the volcano
Magma chamber
400
the rigid crust and upper mantle that sits on top of the asthenosphere
Lithosphere
400
Temperatures on the Earth are rising due to humans producing CO2
Human-Impacted Global Warming
400
Inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
500
What is global positioning system
used to locate any position on the Earth using satellites and triangulation
500
A tube where magma rises through a volcano
Conduit
500
Geologist who became a navy seal commander in WW2 and also took samples of mid ocean ridges and discovered seafloor spreading
Harry Hess
500
The measurment of how much light is reflected from any surface
Albedo
500
Outer planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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