What Is Earth Science?
Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, and Astronomy are all part of this science
Earth Science
Includes all water on Earth
Hydrosphere
The two sets of lines that are used to determine location on maps and globes:
Longitude and Latitude
The aim to understand Earth as a system:
Earth System Science
This multi-step procedure helps us test idea
Scientific Method
"study of the Earth"
Geology
A life sustaining, thin, gaseous envelope that helps provide the air we breath
Atmosphere
A 3D representation of Earth's surface
Globe
Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole
System
A possible explanation for how or why things occur in the manner they do:
Hypothesis
The study of the celestial bodies and neighboring objects
Astronomy
Contains the core, mantle, and core
Geosphere
This type of map created in 1569, accurately showed directions, and is still used today by many sailors:
Mercator Projection
These provide the energy for all of Earth's processes
The Sun and Earth's interior
an act of asking for information
Inquiry
Study of the composition of seawater, coastal processes, and seafloor topography.
Oceanography
This sphere includes all living things on Earth
Biosphere
A map showing changes of elevation in a given area:
Topographic map
These are two types of resources that humans use on Earth:
Renewable and Nonrenewable
This is one of the most popular theories known in science (hint: you can find it on CBS)
Big Bang Theory
This hypothesis suggests that the solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloud of gas.
Nebular Hypothesis.
This theory provides a model to explain how earthquakes, volcanoes, and continents occur:
Plate Tectonics
Satellites surrounding Earth help us create this map commonly called by a three letter abriviation:
GPS
The four major impacts on the environment
Air pollution, acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming.
This is well tested and widely accepted by the scientific community and best explains certain observable facts:
A theory