What is Earth Science
What do meteorologist study?
The atmosphere, climate, and weather.
Where is earth's crust located?
Outer layer
Lines of _______ are east to west circles around the globe.
Latitude
What are Igneous rocks are sometimes called ?
Volcanic rocks
Where is the world's most active volcano located?
Hawaii
The study of the universe, and the solar system is called.
Astronomy
This sphere includes ALL water on earth
Hydrosphere
Lines of _______ run north and south on the globe.
Longitude
What is melted material beneath earth's surface called?
Magma
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What does the word "GEOLOGY" mean?
The study of earth
Dense inner sphere is known as
Earth's core
The line of latitude around the middle of the globe at 0 degrees is called the ___________.
Equator
Two characteristics used to classify igneous rocks are ______ and ________.
Texture, Composition
What is the largest land mammal?
The African elephant
What are 2 subdivisions of Earth science?
Oceanography, Meteorology, geobiology, astronomy etc.
A ____ is a flat representation of Earth's surface.
Map
How many sides does the equator divide the earth into?
Two .
True/False
Much of the upper mantle is thought to be made of granite.
False
What do you call animals that eat both plants and meat?
Omnivores
True/False
Geology is divided into two broad areas: physical geology and historical geology.
True
True/ False
The process of collecting data about Earth from a distance (orbiting satellites) is called remote sensing.
True
What is each half of the earth called?
Hemisphere
A rock's ______ describes the size, shape, and arrangement of its component parts.
Texture
Who created the light bulb?
Thomas Edison