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ES Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Earth Science and Planet Earth
Question | Answer |
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The study of Earth's motions and the motions of objects beyond Earth such as planets and stars | astronomy |
a grid on which each location has a unique designation defined by the intersection of two lines | coordinate system |
the concentration of matter or the ratio of mass to volume | density |
the science that applies to the tools of the physical sciences to study Earth, including the solid Earth, its oceans, atmosphere, core and surroundings in space | earth science |
The branch of science that is concerned with the relationships between organisms and their environment | ecology |
the study of the rock portions of Earth, its interior, and surface processes | geology |
a conclusion based on obervation | inference |
the study of Earth's atmosphere and how it changes | meteorology |
information gathered through the use of sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing | observation |
the study of oceans that cover most of the Earth | oceanography |
a useful way of to compare the size of an error with the size of what is being measured | percent deviation |
a universal method of gathering, organizing, analyzing, and using information about the environment | science |
a method of expressing very large and very small numbers using powers of 10 | scientific (exponential) notation |