Intro to Earth
Number of major branches of Earth Science
What is 5?
A logical approach to solving problems
What is scientific method?
The metric unit for length
What is a meter?
A system of intersecting lines used to determine locations on the Earth’s surface
What is a coordinate system?
Name of your Earth and Environmental teacher
What is Ms.Lowe?
Study of the origin and structure of the solid earth
What is Geology?
Number of steps to the scientific number
What is 6?
The amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
Imaginary lines that run E to W
What are parallels?
Number of modules we will cover this semester.
What is nine?
% of Earth’s surface covered by water
What is 71%?
A tentative explanation, that can be tested to determine if it is valid.
What is hypothesis?
Freezing temperature for water
What is 0ºC or 32ºF?
Imaginary line; divides Earth into N and S hemispheres
What is the equator?
Number of points taken each day an assignment is late.
what is 10?
Community of organisms and their environment
What is an ecosystem?
Used to predict what will happen
What is a law?
The formula for converting C to F
What is F = 9/5 C + 32?
Imaginary lines that run N to S
What are meridians?
Number of days given to make up work after an absence.
What is 5?
The link between earth science and biology.
What is Ecology?
Tries to explain phenomena
What is a theory?
The density of pure water
what is 1 g/mL?
Place where the prime meridian is located
What is Greenwich, England?
Writer of the quote on the syllabus.
What is Colin Powell?