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Harmony of the Spheres Review
Harmony of the Spheres Review
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Introductory Earth Science Unit
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The scientific study of the oceans, lakes, rivers and streams
Hydrosphere
Oceanology
Hydrology
Oceanography
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A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet,moon, or other celestial body
Meteorology
Biology
Atmosphere
Oceanography
3
The scientific study of Earth’s atmosphere - related to the study of the weather
Astronomy
Meteorology
Oceanography
Geology
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The scientific study of the origin, history of Earth and the processes that form and shape it.
Geology
Land
Geosphere
System
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The portion of Earth that is water.
Hydrosphere
Oceans
Oceanography
Water
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Thescientific study of the universe.
Astronomy
Meteorology
Astrology
Space
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What are the 4 spheres of Earth?
Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere and Hydrosphere
Cryosphere, Atmosphere, Spaceosphere, biosphere
Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere
Water, Land, Air, Life
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An organized group of related objects orcomponents that interact to create a whole
System
System
System
System
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Inferences are based upon on incorrect observations
False
True
Maybe
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What are the 4 branches of Earth Science?
Geology, Oceanography, Astronomy, Meteorology
Geology, Oceanography, Biology Astronomy
Geology, Biology, Meteorology, Astronomy
Biology, Meteorology, Astrnomy, Oceanography
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Systematic sets of concepts that offerexplanations for observed patterns in nature
System
Scientific Law
Hypothesis
Scientific Theory
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tentative explanation that accounts for a setof facts and can be tested through experimentation
Experiment
Hypothesis
Scientific Theory
Scientific Method
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The part of Earth where life exists; includesall of the living organisms on Earth.
System
Biology
Biosphere
Life
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Generalizations of observational data thatdescribe patterns and relationships
Scientific Law
System
Hypothesis
Scientific Theory
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An observation is a fact that can be determined using the five senses
True
Maybe
False
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The mostly solid part of Earth that includes allof the rocks on the surface of the Earth
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere