Branches of Earth Science
This science studies objects beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Astronomy
This sphere makes up the water in Earth's oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, glaciers, and in Earth's atmosphere
Hydrosphere
The science of mapmaking is called this
Cartography
This is at 0 degrees Latitude
Equator
A contour line on this type of map connects points of equal elevation.
Topographic map
Identifying rocks, studying glacial movements, and interpreting clues to Earth's history are all topics studied in this branch of science
Geology
True or False
Earth's main systems are completely independent of one another.
False
This projection distorts areas near the poles
Mercator
This is at 180 degrees Longitude
International Date Line
This explains what the symbols on a map represent.
Map Legend
This is the branch of science that studies the interactions between organisms and their surroundings
Environmental Science
This part of the geosphere makes up the rigid outer layer
Crust
Why do all flat maps distort either the shapes or areas of landmasses
Earth is a curved three-dimensional object (sphere).
Otherwise known as meridians, these lines meet at the poles
Longitude
This is the elevation change between two side-by-side contour lines.
Contour Interval
This is the application of scientific discoveries
Technology
This sphere is made of all living organisms, regardless of their position on Earth
Biosphere
This type of map is made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at one point. It is useful for navigation purposes.
Gnomonic
These lines run parallel to the Equator, do not cross, and each degree is 111Km apart
Latitude
This is a visual line that represents a distance on a map
Graphical scale
This is the branch of science that studies the blanket of air that surrounds Earth.
Meteorology
This sphere is part of the hydrosphere and is frozen
Cryosphere
Dubuque (43 ° N, 90° W)
Saint Louis (38 ° N, 90° W)
How far, in km, is Dubuque from Saint Louis?
(hint: 1° Latitude=111km)
555 km
(111 x 5 = 555 km)
This is at 90 degrees North
North Pole
1 inch = 1 mile
represents this type of map scale
Verbal map scale