Unit 1 Review Part 2

Earth Science includes which disciplines?

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Atmospheric Science

• Astronomy

True or false?

Science is the study of natural phenomena based on observation, experimentation, and calculation.

• True

• False

True or False?

Atmospheric science is the study of the air layer that surrounds the Earth.

• True

• False

What are the steps of the Scientific method?

• Recognize a problem

• Collect Data

• Propose a hypothesis

• Test the hypothesis

• Establish a theory

What is the term for this?

Possible natural explanation or untested explanation

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Scientific Proposal

• None of the Above

What is the term for this?

Applies without conditions for a defined range of conditions, relationship.

• Theory

• Scientific Law

True or False?

Solar Energy drives external processes such as weather.

• True

• False

True or False?

Earth's interior heat drives internal processes such as Plate Tectonics.

• True

• False

What sphere of the Earth system is the largest?

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

What makes up the 80% of the geosphere's volume?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• None of the Above