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Quiz 8/20
Question | Answer |
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What is Earth Science? | The scientific study of Earth and the universe around it. |
What is Geology? | The scientific study of the origin, history and structure of Earth and the processes that shape Earth |
What is Oceanography? | The scientific study of the ocean, including the properties and movements of ocean water, the characteristics of the ocean floor, and the organisms that live in the ocean |
What is Meteorology? | The scientific study of Earth's atmosphere, especially in relation to weather and climate |
What is Astronomy? | the scientific study of the universe |
What topics will be covered in Geology? | rocks & minerals, fossil fuels, volcanoes & Earthquakes, renewable & nonrenewable energy, fossils, erosion & weathering, plate tectonics, layers of earth, |
What topics will be covered in Oceanography? | tides, waves, sea-floor spreading, currents, trenches |
What topics will be covered in Meteorology? | precipitation, clouds, station models, weather, climate, wind, temperature, humidity, air pressure, hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, ozone, water cycle |
What topics will be covered in Astronomy? | stars, galaxies, moon, satellites, asteroids, comets, planets, eclipse, orbit, light, blackhole, astronaut |