8th Closing act. Ch1 Summative assessment. Directed Reading

1. It is assumed in Earth science that natural events, or phenomena,

• can be explained through careful observation and experimentation.

• will not be understood until the next century.

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2. What improves when technology, such as new processes or equipment, is developed?

• the ability to prevent natural disasters

• the ability to change human nature

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3. What kind of catalog did the ancient Greeks compile?

• a catalog of stars in the universe

• a catalog of rocks and minerals

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4. What did the Maya track in ancient times?

• the movements of the sun, moon, and planets

• the movement of people and animals

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5. What inventions in the 17th century made seeing previously hidden worlds possible?

• the microscope and the corrective lens

• the microscope and the telescope

6. Earth science is the scientific study of

• Earth and the universe around it.

• astrology.

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7. How does modern science attempt to understand Earth and its changing landscape?

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8. Based on their observations, the Maya created

• calendars

• Jewelry.

9. For a long time, scientific discoveries were limited to

• observations of phenomena that could be seen with the unaided eye.

• .observations of phenomena that could not be seen, only imagined

10. The four major areas of study in Earth science are

• solid Earth, oceans, atmosphere, and universe

• volcanology, astronomy, geology, and meteorology.

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