Earth Science Ch 1.2

More maps!

100

most accurately represents the earth

a globe

200

imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

equator

300

imaginary line that divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres

prime meridian

400

how many time zones does the earth have

24

500

if i travel this direction, i subtract an hour for each time zone i pass through

west

Branches of Earth Science

100

earthquakes, fossils

geology

200

recycling

environmental science

300

hurricanes and thunderstorms

meteorology

400

the moon

astronomy

500

how whales can best thrive in their environment

oceanography

More definitions

100

used by scientists to represent very small or very large numbers

scientific notation

200

used with standard units to give appropriately sized units of measurement

metric prefixes

300

generalizations based on observations that describe the way an object behaves

scientific law

400

an explanation of the behavior of object

theory

500

sometimes change with the discovery of new information

theory

Converting Units

100

convert 0.422 g to mg

422 mg

200

convert 270 cm to m

2.7 m

300

convert 56900 mL to L

56.9 L

400

convert 361 mm to cm

36.1 cm

500

convert .8888 kg to mg

888,800

Scientific Notation

100

write 0.000589 in scientific notation

5.89x10^-4

200

write 3.9x10² in standard notation

390

300

write 7411 in scientific notation

7.411x10³

400

write 3.4x10^-3 in standard notation

0.0034

500

write 889,000 in scientific notation

8.89x10⁵