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What is the definition of Earth Science? - Answer-Earth science is the study of Earth and of the universe
around it. It includes geology, oceanology, meteorology and astronomy.



What are the sub-disciplines of earth science? - Answer-GEOLOGY- the study of the origin, history,
processes, and structure of the solid Earth



METEOROLOGY- the study of the Earth's atmosphere



OCEANOGRAPHY-the study of the Earth's oceans



ASTRONOMY- the study of the universe beyond Earth



Be able to name and define each of the earth's "spheres". - Answer-GEOSPHERE- the mostly solid part
of the Earth

, HYDROSPHERE- the whole water-covered region of Earth (excluding the vapor/gaseous water)



ATMOSPHERE- the blanket of gases surrounding the Earth's surface



BIOSPHERE- one of the four subdivisions of Earth that contains all of the forms of life on Earth



How much of the earth's surface is covered by oceans? - Answer-71%



What are the compositional layers of the earth? - Answer-CRUST- the thin, solid, outermost zone of
Earth

MANTLE- the layer that underlies the crust

CORE- the center of Earth; there is the inner and the outer cores



BE ABLE TO DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS.

SYSTEM



HYPOTHESIS



THEORY



SCIENTIFIC LAW - Answer-SYSTEM- an organized group of related objects or components that interact.



HYPOTHESIS- a possible explanation or solution to a problem.



THEORY- an explanation that is consistent with all existing tests and observations

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