Intro to Earth Science

Match the following

• The study of the universe, solar system

• Astronomy

• Study of composition and movements of seawater, coastal processes, seafloor

  topography, marine life

• Geology

• The study of the atmosphere, weather, and climate

• Meteorology

• a. The study of Earth, earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, Earth’s history

• Oceanography

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Geology is divided into two broad areas—physical geology and historical geology.

• True

• False

The word geology means “study of Earth.”

• True

• False

What are some of the subdivisions of Earth science?

• Geochemistry

• Geophysics

• Geobiology

• All of these

physical geologists study​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)  

• The materials that make up Earth

• The processes that shape our planet.

• The study of meteorolgy.

• The study of oceanography

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Rocks and minerals form in response to Earth’s

​ (a)   and ​ (b)   processes.

• internal

• external

• exothermic

• endothermic

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Which sciences can be combined into

oceanography?

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Meteorology

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The study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce

weather and climate is ​ (a)  

• meteorology

• astronomy

• cosmetology

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The ___________ hypothesis suggests that the bodies

of our solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloud

called the solar nebula.

• Solar

• scientific

• Big Bang

• nebular

Historical geologists try to establish a timeline of the vast number of physical and biological changes that have occurred in the past.

• True

• False

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