what is earth science? jot down what you think earth science is
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What is Earth Science?
Jot down what you think Earth Science is.
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:
Here are some EVENTS forMETEOROLOGY:
Here are some EVENTS forASTRONOMY:
Here are some EVENTS forGEOLOGY:
What is an ACTIVITY of an OCEANOGRAPHER?
Look in your textbook* on page 5: What Oceanographers do.
*Heath Earth Science
What is an ACTIVITY of anASTRONOMER?
Look in your textbook on page 4: What Astronomers Do.
*Heath Earth Science
What is an ACTIVITY of aGEOLOGIST?
Look in your textbook on page 4: What Geologists Do.
*Heath Earth Science
What is an ACTIVITY of aMETEOROLOGIST?
Look in your textbook on page 5: What Meteorologists Do.
*Heath Earth Science
YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS:• Find two newspaper
articles or pictures with captions relating to two different Earth Sciences.
• Cut them out.• Attach to your
worksheet.• Answer these
questions for EACH of the articles.
THE QUESTIONS FOR EACH 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 objective for this assignment is:
1. Identify the major branches o Earth Science
2. Describe the events that occur in each branch of Earth Science.
Be sure you can answer questions about these objectives!