What is Earth Science?
Jot down
what you
think Earth
Science is.
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:
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?
Look in your
textbook* on
page 5: What
Oceanographers do.
*Heath Earth Science
What is an ACTIVITY of an
ASTRONOMER?
Look in your
textbook on
page 4: What
Astronomers
Do.
*Heath Earth Science
What is an ACTIVITY of a
GEOLOGIST?
Look in your
textbook on
page 4: What
Geologists Do.
*Heath Earth Science
What is an ACTIVITY of a
METEOROLOGIST?
Look in your
textbook on
page 5: What
Meteorologists
Do.
*Heath Earth Science
YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS:
• Find two newspaper
articles or pictures
with captions relating
to two different Earth
Sciences.
• Cut them out.
• Attach to your
worksheet.
• Answer these
questions for EACH
of the articles.
THE QUESTIONS FOR
EACH 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 objective for this
assignment is:
1. Identify the
major branches o
Earth Science
2. Describe the
events that occur
Be sure you can answer questions in each branch of
about these objectives!
Earth Science.