The study of the earth's land, water, air, and outer space.
What is Earth Science
100
Drawing that shows part of the earth's surface as seen from above.
What is a map?
100
A map that shows the shape and elevation of a land surface.
What is a topographic map?
100
The study of the earth's air, including weather.
What is meteorology?
100
System of measurement used by scientists.
What is the metric system?
200
These include geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy.
What are the fields of Earth Science?
200
I might find symbols representing items on a map here.
What is a legend?
200
These never cross each other on a topographic map.
What are contour lines?
200
the study of outer space, including planets, stars, and other objects in space.
What is astronomy?
200
Known amount used for measuring.
What is a unit?
300
Scientists use these to help gather information about the earth.
What are tools?
300
Part of a map that shows directions.
What is a compass rose?
300
Three groups of people who use topographic maps.
Who are hikers, engineers, and scientists?
300
The study of the earth's land, including the surface of the earth and the inside of the earth, how the earth changes; history of the earth
What is geology?
300
Small underwater research vessel.
What is a submersible?
400
These tools are important in science because they store information, make rapid calculations, and let scientists communicate with each other all over the world.
What are computers?
400
Three kinds include bar, equivalence, and ratio.
What is a map scale?
400
The vertical distance between contour lines on a map.
What is the contour interval?
400
The study of the earth's oceans, including what they contain and how they interact with the air.
What is oceanography?
400
List of map symbols and their meanings.
What is a map legend?
500
Two examples of how Earth Science is important in your life.
What are fuel from your cars was made from oil that geologists located underground and we use weather forecasts that are made by meteorologists.
500
A person who makes a map.
What is a cartographer?
500
Certain patterns of contour lines show certain land features such as....
What are hills, depressions, and valleys?
500
Name the four types of scientists who study the four fields of earth science.
What are meteorologists, astronomers, geologists, and oceanographers?
500
Part of a map that shows the relationship between map distance and actual distance.