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What is Earth Science?
Jot down what you think Earth Science is.
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Earth Science:is four sciences rolled into one!
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The first is:
GEOLOGY which studies
the Earth's interior and surface
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The second is:
ASTRONOMY which studies the universe,
stars, planets, and moons
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The third is:
METEOROLOGY which studies the Earth's atmosphere:
weather and storms
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The fourth is:
OCEANOGRAPHY which studies the Earth's oceans.
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What is an Earth Science Event?
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An EVENT is:
An
Occurrence on Earth that causes a change
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List an EVENT for each Branch of Earth Science
on your worksheet.
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Here are some EVENTS for OCEANOGRAPHY:
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Here are some EVENTS forMETEOROLOGY:
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Here are some EVENTS forASTRONOMY:
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Here are some EVENTS forGEOLOGY:
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What is an ACTIVITY of an OCEANOGRAPHER?
-Studies icebergs-Tracks ocean currents-Studying the ocean floor
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What is an ACTIVITY of anASTRONOMER?
-Studies the planets
-Studies comets
-Trying to discover if there is live on other planets
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What is an ACTIVITY of aGEOLOGIST?
-Map earthquakes
-Studies how to prevent floods
-Make topographic maps
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What is an ACTIVITY of aMETEOROLOGIST?
-Studies and predicts the weather
-Investigate climate control
-Studies hurricane control
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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.
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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?
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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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