Branches of Earth Science
What is the study of earth, rocks, and land that shapes earth?
Geology
What is the thin rocky layer where human lives?
Crust
I am the smallest unit of an element
Atom
What is the layer of gases that surrounds earth?
Atmosphere
I come after making an observation and help guide an investigation.
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I study oceans, ocean currents, and marine ecosystems.
Oceanographer
I am earth’s liquid layer made mostly of iron and nickel
Outer core
This tells you how many protons an atom has
Atomic number
What is all of earth, water and liquid solid and gas form?
Hydrosphere
I am an educated guess the scientist test during an investigation
Hypothesis
I study the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe. I may work for NASA or at an observatory.
Astronomer
What is the part of Earth that lies underneath the Crust?
Lithosphere
I organize every known element by his properties
Periodic table
I include all living organisms on Earth.
Biosphere
What are the five senses?
Taste touch smell hearing site
I study weather, storms, and climate. You might see me giving the daily weather forecast on
Meteorologist
I am the lower mantle located beneath the asthenosphere.
Mesosphere
This is the neutral particle charge found inside of an atom
Neutron
I am the branch of science that studies Earth and everything that affects it.
Earth Science
Scientist, collect me during experiments to help answer questions
Analyze the results or data
Who were the first scientist?
Babylonians, Greeks and Mayans
I am the hottest and most dense layer of Earth.
Inner Core
What do you calculate to get the mass number?
Protons plus neutrons
A tree grows in soil while taking in carbon dioxide from the air.
Biosphere, Geosphere, and Atmosphere
I am the first thing a scientist does before asking a question
Observation