Introduction to Earth Science
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What is Earth Science?
Any science (geology or oceanography) that deal with the earth or with one or more of its parts.
Earth Science is also known as ______.
Geoscience
Earth Science deals with ________.
all aspects of the Earth: • land • interior • atmosphere • oceans
The study of Earth’s neighbors in the solar system and beyond.
Astronomy
The study of everything in the ocean environment.
Oceanography
The study of the Earth’s solid material and structures and the processes that create them.
Geology
A small rocky or metallic object floating in space, smaller than an asteroid and can come from broken comets or asteroids.
Meteoroid
The study of weather patterns, clouds, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
Meteorology
A bright streak of light you see when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up. Often called a “shooting star.”
Meteor
It is what’s left of a meteoroid after it survives the atmosphere and lands on Earth’s surface.
Meteorite
Someone who forecast major storms to save lives and property.
Meteorologist/s
Study the effects people have on their environment, including the landscape, atmosphere, water, and living things.
Environmental Science
Atlantic and Northeast Pacific
Hurricane
Northwest Pacific
Typhoon
South Pacific and Indian Ocean
Cyclone
aim of studying Earth Science
to understand present features and past evolution of the Earth