Spheres
The sphere that Earth materials belong to.
What is the Geosphere
The study of Earth's oceans.
What is Oceanography?
The degree to which the experimental result agrees with the accepted value.
Lines that run north and south to divide the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is longitude?
The height above sea level of a point on Earth's surface.
What is elevation?
The "life zone" of the Earth.
What is the Biosphere?
The study of the forces & processes that cause the atmosphere to change & produce weather.
What is Meteorology?
The degree to which measurements agree with one another.
What is precision?
Lines that run East and West to divide the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is latitude?
A feature of topography formed by the processes that shape Earth's surface.
What are landforms?
These two elements make up the majority of the Atmosphere
What are Nitrogen and Oxygen?
The study beyond Earth's atmosphere.
What is Astronomy?
The base unit for mass in science.
The line connecting North and South poles dividing Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian?
Landforms with high elevation and high relief.
What are mountains?
List the spheres that are impacted by an earthquake.
ALL OF THEM.
The study of the materials that make up Earth, the processes that form and change them, and the history of the planet since its origin.
What is Geology?
The base unit for length.
What is meters?
1/360 of a way around a circle; unit that helps scientists locate positions on Earth’s surface.
A larger unit of mountain ranges and mountain systems.
What is a mountain belt?
What is Interdependently?
The study of interactions of organisms and their surroundings.
What is Environmental Science?
The amount of centimeters in 1 inch.
The island located at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude.
What is Null Island?
The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area.
What is relief?