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Intro to ES
earth science regents review
Question | Answer |
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what are the 5 branches of Earth science? | Oceanography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology, and astronomy |
Oceanography | the study of earths oceans |
Ecology | the study of relationships between living and non-living things |
meteorology | the study of weather and climate |
Astronomy | the study of the earths position in space |
geology | the study of earths origin |
What are the non-earth science areas | Chemistry, Biology, and Physics |
What are the steps in the scientific method | Problem, research, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, conclusions |
How can I remember the steps of the scientific method | pink rabbits hop more pretty on Christmas |
variable | the factor being tested |
control | experiment ran without a variable to prove results are only from the variable |
the independent variable is graphed on the | X axis |
the dependent variable is graphed on the | Y axis |
cyclic pattern | a pattern that repeats and is predictable |
Direct relationship | / |
indirect relationship | \ |
constant relationship | ______ |
steeper lines indicate a _______ rate of change | greater |
name the mane greenhouse gasses (5) | CO2, H2O, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone |
carbon cycle | biogeochemical cycle, how carbon moves through earths system |
how dose carbon enter the atmosphere? | as carbon dioxide from humans, dyeing animals, or fire. |
how is carbon released from the atmosphere | plants or photoplankton use carbon dioxide and store the carbon in their tissue. Or ocean waves dissolve co2 in seawater, and animals use it to make shells |
what happens when photoplankton die? | they sink with their carbon to the ocean floor creating a carbon sink |