Introduction to Earth Science

What are the two sources of energy for the Earth system?

The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of Earth called the ____

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

According to the nebular hypothesis,our solar system formed from a huge rotation cloud of

Resources that can be replenished over a relatively short time span are called ____

The inner planets--Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars--were formed by

Which of the following is powered by energy from Earth's interior?

What is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate?

Which of the following is an environmental hazard created by humans?

Earth's four major spheres are the ____

The outer planets--Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are made up of ___

Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole is a(n) _____.

Which of the following is NOT caused by human interactions with the Earth system?

The __ hypothesis suggests that our solar system evolved from a rotating cloud of dust and gas

A scientific idea that is well tested and accepted by the scientific community is called ___.

What are the three main parts of the geosphere?

Earth is considered a system because all of its parts ____

According to the plate tectonic model, what layers form Earth's rigid, mobile plates?

Which of the following is NOT one of the main areas of Earth science?

The sun's energy drives which of the following processes?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

A preliminary untested explanation that explains how or why things happen is a scientific ____

When competing hypotheses have been eliminated, a hypothesis may be elevated to a scientific __

The theory of plate tectonics helps scientists explain _____.

A scientific hypothesis can become a theory if ___

Name an interacting part in a weather system.

The area of Earth Science that examines the physical and biological changes in Earth's past

Which of Earth's spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers.

What is the driving force for the movement of the lithospheric plates?