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Introduction to Earth Science Section 1
• Describetwoculturesthatcontributedtomodernscientificstudy.
• NamethefourmainbranchesofEarthscience.
• DiscusshowEarthscientistshelpusunderstandtheworldaroundus.
Key Ideas
Introduction to Earth Science Section 1
EarthsciencethescientificstudyofEarthandtheuniversearoundit
The Scientific Study of Earth
Introduction to Earth Science Section 1
ScientistshaveusedtechnologyandhardworktobuildanimmensebodyofknowledgeaboutEarth.
MostEarthscientistsspecializeinoneoffourmajorareasofstudy: thesolidEarth(geology), theoceans(oceanography), theatmosphere(meteorology),and theuniversebeyondEarth(astronomy).
Branches of Earth Science
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Geology geologythescientificstudyoftheorigin,history,andstructureofEarthandtheprocessesthatshapeEarth.
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Volcanologist
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Oceanography oceanographythescientificstudyoftheocean,includingthepropertiesandmovementofoceanwater,thecharacteristicsoftheoceanfloor,andtheorganismsthatliveintheocean
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Meteorology meteorologythescientificstudyofEarth’satmosphere,especiallyinrelationtoweatherandclimate
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meteorologist
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Astronomy
astronomythescientificstudyoftheuniverse
AstronomyisoneoftheoldestbranchesofEarthscience.
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EnvironmentalScienceandEarthScience EnvironmentalscienceisarelativelynewfieldofEarthsciencethatinvolvesthestudyofthewaysinwhichhumansinteractwiththeirenvironment.
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NaturalforcesnotonlyshapeEarthbutalsoaffectlifeonEarth.
TheworkofEarthscientistshelpsusunderstandourplaceintheuniverse.
ThestudyofEarthsciencecanhelppeoplegainaccesstoEarth’sresources,andEarthscientistsalsostrivetohelppeopleusethoseresourceswisely.
The Importance of Earth Science