Branches
Spheres
Cycles
Random
Mapping
100
Oceanography is the study of
Oceans
100
Which sphere contains all life
Biosphere
100
Rain, snow, hail are all apart of this process in the water cycle
Precipitation
100
Process used to test a hypothesis
Scientific Method
100
Measure of how far north or south a location is from the equator
latitude
200
Study of space and the universe
astronomy
200
Which sphere contains all gases
Atmosphere
200
Using fertilizers is a part of this cycle
Nitrogen
200
A classroom would be an example of a _____ system
open
200
Measure of how far east or west a location is from the prime meridian
longitude
300
Study of the physical earth
Geology
300
Which sphere contains all of the physical Earth (rocks)
Geosphere
300
the burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
Combustion
300
The Earth is a(n) _______ system
closed
300
Lines on a map that show the elevation of a feature
contour
400
Study of weather and climate
Meteorology
400
Which sphere contains glaciers
Hydrosphere (cryosphere)
400
This organism fixes nitrogen to the roots of plants making the nitrogen usable
Bacteria
400
The variable that is measured in an experiment
Dependent variable
400
It is 3:00 PM in Omaha. What time is it in New York? (Hint: it's one time zone east of Nebrsaka)
4:00 PM
500
What is Earth Science
study of the earth and its place in the universe
500
True/False All of the spheres are completely independent of each other
False
500
The process where water is released from plants into the atmosphere
Transpiration
500
Spell your Earth science teacher's last name correctly
Glaubius
500
What is the elevation of Point B
4,920 feet