Branches of Earth Sci.
Earth Systems
Earth Science
Mapping
Experimental Design
100
Study of the atmosphere
What is meteorology?
100
Includes all the water on Earth
What is the hydrosphere?
100
How much space an object occupies
What is volume?
100
Zero degrees latitude
What is the equator?
100
Factors kept the same in an experiment
What are constants?
200
Study of objects beyond atmosphere
What is astronomy?
200
Includes all the air on Earth
What is the atmosphere?
200
Amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
200
Zero degrees longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
200
The variable that you deliberately change in an experiment
What is the independent variable?
300
Scientist who studies rocks
What is a geologist?
300
Includes the crust and upper mantle
What is the lithosphere?
300
Number of time zones on Earth
What is 24?
300
Distance east or west
What is longitude?
300
The variable you measure a change in
What is the dependent variable?
400
Formula for density
What is d=m/v?
400
Includes all life on the planet
What is the biosphere?
400
3 things GPS satellites can tell you
What is location, direction travelling, and elevation?
400

Latitude of North Pole

What is 90 degrees N?

400
The SI unit of mass
What is a kilogram?
500
The science of map-making
What is cartography?
500
Energy entering the Earth system from the Sun
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
500
A satellite that uses remote sensors to map the bottom of the ocean
What is Topex/Poseidon?
500
Difference in elevation between 2 neighboring contour lines
What is the contour interval?
500
The 5 steps of the scientific method?
What are ID problem, hypothesis, experiment, data analysis, and conclusion
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