What is Earth Science?
Jot down
what you
think Earth
Science is.
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Earth Science:
is four sciences rolled into one!
The first is:
GEOLOGY
which
studies
the Earth's
interior and
surface
The second is:
ASTRONOMY
which studies
the universe,
stars, planets,
and moons
The third is:
METEOROLOGY
which studies the
Earth's
atmosphere:
weather and
storms
The fourth is:
OCEANOGRAPHY
which studies the
Earth's oceans.
What is an Earth Science
Event?
An EVENT is:
An
Occurrence
on Earth that
causes a
change
List an EVENT for
each Branch of
Earth Science
on your worksheet.
Here are some EVENTS for
OCEANOGRAPHY:
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Here are some EVENTS for
METEOROLOGY:
Here are some EVENTS for
ASTRONOMY:
Here are some EVENTS for
GEOLOGY:
What is an ACTIVITY of an
OCEANOGRAPHER?
-Studies icebergs
-Tracks ocean
currents
-Studying the ocean
floor
What is an ACTIVITY of an
ASTRONOMER?
-Studies the
planets
-Studies comets
-Trying to
discover if there
is live on other
planets
What is an ACTIVITY of a
GEOLOGIST?
-Map earthquakes
-Studies how to
prevent floods
-Make topographic
maps
What is an ACTIVITY of a
METEOROLOGIST?
-Studies and
predicts the
weather
-Investigate
climate control
-Studies hurricane
control
YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS:
• Find one newspaper
articles or pictures
with captions relating
to two different
Earth Sciences.
• Cut or print it out.
• Attach to your
worksheet.
• Answer these
questions for your
article.
THE QUESTIONS FOR
YOUR ARTICLE ARE:
• Identify the
BRANCH of Earth
Science.
• What ACTIVITY
would a scientist
have to do for this
article to be written?
• What EVENT is
covered by this
article?
The objectives for this
assignment are:
Be sure you can answer
questions about these
objectives!
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1. Identify the major
branches of Earth
Science
2. Describe the events
that occur in each
branch of Earth
Science.
3. Identify an Activity
of a scientist in each
branch of Earth
Science.