Module 1 Intro to Earth Science

The area from Earth’s surface to its center is the geosphere.

• True

• False

The water in Earth’s oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and glaciers makes up the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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The blanket of gases that surround Earth is the atmosphere.

• True

• False

What subspecialty of Earth science studies patterns of weather over a long period of time?

• Climatology

• Geochemistry

• Paleontology

• Soil Science

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The mantle is the rigid outer shell of Earth.

• True

• False

The hydrosphere includes all organisms on Earth as well as the environments in which they live.

• True

• False

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the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

• Environmental Science

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

the study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather

• Environmental Science

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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the study of the materials that make up Earth, the processes that form and change these materials, and the history of the planet and its life-forms since its origin

• Environmental Science

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

the study of Earth's oceans

• Environmental Science

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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