Four Branches of Earth Science
Scientic Method
Measurements and Analysis
Acceptance of Scientific Ideas
The Spheres
100
the scientific study of Earth's oceans
What is oceanography?
100
A series of steps beginning with a hypothesis, designing a control experiment, and collecting data, analyzing results, and making a conclusion.
What is the scientific method?
100

One way to make a picture of data in order to analyze it.

What is a graph?

100

The theory of plate tectonics helps scientist explain

What is how earthquakes and volcanoes occur

100

What is the Biosphere

What is the name for all living things on earth?

200
the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth
What is geology?
200

According to Nebular hypothesis, our solar system formed from a huge rotating cloud made mostly of 

What is hydrogen and helium

200

The asthenosphere and lithosphere are part of Earth's

What is geosphere 

200
the best possible explanation, tested and accepted by most of the scientific community.
What is a theory
200

What is the Hydrosphere

What is the name for all water on, in, and around the earth?

300
the scientific study of the universe around Earth
What is astronomy?
300
an idea or explanation that is based on observations and can be tested
What is hypothesis?
300

 A map with scale of 1:24,000 means that

What is one unit on the map is equal to 24,000 units on the ground

300

What receives radio waves from space objects such as quasars?

What is VLBI Equipment

300

What is the Geosphere

What is the earth, soil, rocks and all other non living parts of it?

400
the scientific study of Earth's atmosphere, especially weather and climate
What is meteorology?
400
in an experiment, the factor that is deliberately manipulated
What is independent variable?
400
a common system of measurement for scientists around the world
What is the International System of Units (SI) or the Metric System?
400

On a global grid, the Prime Meridian is located at

What is 0 degrees longitude

400

What is the Atmosphere

What is the gases surrounding earth?

500
the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it
What is Earth Science?
500
in an experiment, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more other factors
What is dependent variable?
500

What type of map best shows differences in elevation

What is topographic map

500

The __________ hypothesis suggest that our solar system evolved from a huge rotating cloud

What is Nebular theory

500

3 Main parts of the Geosphere

What is Crust, Mantle, and Core

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