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What is Earth Science?
Jot down what you think Earth Science is.
© Copyright 2009. M. J. Krech. All rights reserved.
Earth Science:is four sciences rolled into one!
The first is:
GEOLOGY which studies
the Earth's interior and surface
The second is:
ASTRONOMY which studies the universe,
stars, planets, and moons
The third is:
METEOROLOGY which studies the Earth's atmosphere:
weather and storms
The fourth is:
OCEANOGRAPHY which studies the Earth's oceans.
What is an Earth Science Event?
An EVENT is:
An
Occurrence on Earth that causes a change
List an EVENT for each Branch of Earth Science
on your worksheet.
Here are some EVENTS for OCEANOGRAPHY:
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Here are some EVENTS forMETEOROLOGY:
Here are some EVENTS forASTRONOMY:
Here are some EVENTS forGEOLOGY:
What is an ACTIVITY of an OCEANOGRAPHER?
-Studies icebergs-Tracks ocean currents-Studying the ocean floor
What is an ACTIVITY of anASTRONOMER?
-Studies the planets
-Studies comets
-Trying to discover if there is live on other planets
What is an ACTIVITY of aGEOLOGIST?
-Map earthquakes
-Studies how to prevent floods
-Make topographic maps
What is an ACTIVITY of aMETEOROLOGIST?
-Studies and predicts the weather
-Investigate climate control
-Studies hurricane control
YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS:
• Find one newspaper articles or pictures with captions relating to two different Earth Sciences.
• Cut or print it out.• Attach to your
worksheet.• Answer these
questions for your article.
THE QUESTIONS FOR YOUR ARTICLE ARE:
• Identify the BRANCH of Earth Science.
• What ACTIVITY would a scientist have to do for this article to be written?
• What EVENT is covered by this article?
The objectives for this assignment are:
1. Identify the major branches of Earth Science
2. Describe the events that occur in each branch of Earth Science.
3. Identify an Activity of a scientist in each branch of Earth Science.
Be sure you can answer questions about these objectives!
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