Vocabulary #1
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
Science
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The study of the relationship between organisms and the environment.
If you were skiing and wanted to avoid a steep hill, you would us a?
Topographical Map
PRIME MERIDIAN
An imaginary line that divides the earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.
The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
Each year a light layer and a dark layer form in a lake's sediment. By counting the varves, scientists can know an ________ age of a rock.
estimated
NATURALISM
The belief that matter and energy are all that exist and that undirected natural processes formed the universe.
______________________ may help geologists find better methods to obtain natural resources without causing permanent damage to the land.
Environmental Scientists
OCEANOGRAPHY
The study of the earth's oceans.
CARBON-14 DATING
The method used to determine the age of items of organic origin by measuring the radioactivity of their carbon 14 content.
Science is important because studying any part of creation helps people learn more about ________________________________
God's creative powers
The study of the physical things beyond the earth's atmosphere.
Carbon 14 decays at a ___________
known rate
CONTOUR LINES
EARTH SCIENCE
The study of the earth and the universe around it.
Making an ________________ map is challenging because it isn't possible to show a sphere's features on a flat surface.
Accurate
VARVES
Topographical Map
Weather Map
Tectonic Map
THEISM
The belief that the universe was created purposefully by a supernatural being.
METEOROLOGY
The study of the atmosphere.
____________ is the study of application of science.
Technology
A system of lines drawn on a flat surface to represent curves.
What is your essay to be about?
Why Science is Important
GEOLOGY
The study of the solid earth.