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8-21-2012
Earth Science 1101-005
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Earth Science? | Study of Earth in its processes that take place on or within the Earth. |
| 4 Spheres of the Earth | Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere & Biosphere |
| Earth Systems Science is... | Interactions between various independent systems. (e.g. Biosphere, Atmospher...Ect.) |
| Scientific Method: | 1 - Observation 2 - Question 3 - Hypothesis 4 - Experiment 5 - Results 6 - Formulate Theory |
| In Scientific Method what are 2 forms of Results? | Results that AGREE or DISAGREE |
| When Results Disagree with the Theory you must... | Modify the Hypothesis and repeat the Scientific Method |
| Idea that has "Doubters" in the scientific community | Theory |
| Idea accepted by Scientific Community | Law |
| Theory of Plate Tectonics | Converge (Scrape Past), Diverge (Moving away) and Transformation (Slide Past) |
| Earth Plate | Lithosphere which is made of the crust and uppermost (cold) part of the Mantle. |
| Crust Thickness: | 10 - 30 Kilometers |
| The Lithosphere Thickness: | 100 Kilometers |
| The Mantle Thickness: | 2,900 Kilometers |
| The Core Thickness: | 6,371 Kilometers |