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 forMETEOROLOGY:

Here are some EVENTS forASTRONOMY:

Here are some EVENTS forGEOLOGY:

What is an ACTIVITY of an OCEANOGRAPHER?

-Studies icebergs-Tracks ocean currents-Studying the ocean floor

What is an ACTIVITY of anASTRONOMER?

-Studies the planets

-Studies comets

-Trying to discover if there is live on other planets

What is an ACTIVITY of aGEOLOGIST?

-Map earthquakes

-Studies how to prevent floods

-Make topographic maps

What is an ACTIVITY of aMETEOROLOGIST?

-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:

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.

Be sure you can answer questions about these objectives!

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