four main areas of earth science
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Hydrology, Oceans, Rivers, Geology, Volcanoes, Astronomy, MeteorologyTRANSCRIPT
EARTH SCIENCE
Module One
WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN BRANCHES OF EARTH SCIENCE?
The four branches of Earth science are meteorology, astronomy, geology, and oceanography. Earth science is the study of the basis and structure of planet Earth
METEOROLOGY - STUDY OF THE ATMOSPHERE, WEATHER, AND STORMS.
OCEANOLOGY - STUDY OF THE OCEAN REALM IN ALL ITS ASPECTS.
ASTRONOMYASTRONOMERS - SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY THE UNIVERSE,
GALAXIES, AND STARS.
GEOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF THE ROCKS, PROCESSES, AND HISTORY OF EARTH
ASTRONOMY VS. METEOROLOGY
ASTRONOMY METEOROLOGY
GEOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOLOGY OCEANOGRAPHY
ASTROLOGY IS A FIELD OF STUDY THAT IS NOT SCIENCEAstrology, or astromancy, consists of several systems of divination based on the premise that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world.
HYDROLOGY IS THE STUDY OF THE MOVEMENT, DISTRIBUTION, AND QUALITY OF WATER ON EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS, INCLUDING THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE, WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL WATERSHED SUSTAINABILITY.
GEOLOGISTS BELIEVE THE EARTH WAS ACTUALLY ONCE A SPHERE OF INTERSTELLAR GASSES.
EARTHQUAKES ARE DEVASTATING PHENOMENON THAT OCCUR ALONG PLATE BOUNDARIES
UNDERSEA MOUNTAIN RANGES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE 1960S.
WEATHER BALLOONS, WEATHER SATELLITES, AND WEATHER STATIONS ARE ALL TOOLS USED BY THE METEOROLOGIST
ROTATION IS IMPORTANT IN TORNADO FORMATION.
THE EARTH'S CRUST IS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN MAJOR PLATES
71 % OF THE EARTH IS COVERED BY WATER.
THE JET STREAM IS MADE OF HUGE MASSES OF RAPIDLY MOVING AIR MILES ABOVE THE EARTH’S SURFACE
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS PEOPLE BELIEVED THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
BACK THEN NOW
A STATEMENT THAT CAN USUALLY BE WORDED IF, THEN, AND BECAUSE IS CALLED A HYPOTHESIS
A GOOD HYPOTHESIS IS ONE THAT CAN BE TESTED
METEORITES MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE EXTINCTION OF DINOSAURS.
A GOOD SCIENTIST WILL REPEAT AN EXPERIMENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO ENSURE THEY ALWAYS GET THE SAME RESULTS.
QUANTITATIVE DATA USES MEASUREMENTS THAT CAN BE RECORDED IN A TABLE OR CHART
THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IS THE ONE BEING MANIPULATED BY THE EXPERIMENTER
THE CONTROL GROUP IS THE PART OF AN EXPERIMENT THAT IS USED IN COMPARISON TO THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
SCIENTIFIC METHOD STEP 1: MAKE OBSERVATIONS - ASK A QUESTION
GALILEO IS CONSIDERED THE FOUNDER OF MODERN EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE.
HANDLE EARTH WITH CAREEarth is our only home.
SPRINGA new beginning each year
SUMMERA period of growth
AUTUMNA time of harvest
WINTERA time of rest