What is Earth Science?

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Earth Science is:The study of the earth, its changing systems, and its setting in the universe

Zones or Spheres:

Lithosphere: the solid part, crust, geosphereHydrosphere: the liquid part, all the water on earthAtmosphere: The gaseous part, blanket of gases that surrounds the earthCRYOSPHERE: the frozen part, ice caps, glaciersOuter Space: everything outside planet earth

(all non-living zones)

Main Branches

Geology: the study of earth’s solid part, crust, mantle and below, and its formation, movement etc…Meteorology: the study of earth’s atmosphere (weather)Astronomy: the study of outer space

Additional Branches: look up definition

• Climatology• Hydrology• Astrophysics• Vulcanology• Seismology• Cosmology• etc.