Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Science

What is the fourth step of the scientific method?

What is the final step of the scientific method?

Which branch of science is not a branch of earth science?

The study of the universe beyond earth.

What is the third step of the scientific method?

The study of the earth’s oceans.

The big bang theory suggests…

The study of the Earth and the universe around it.

A hypothesis that is supported by the results of experimentation and observation.

Scientists can tell what elements are in stars by…

Wavelength is measured by…

Describes an observed pattern in nature without attempting to explain it.

Distance between wave crests

All matter and energy was compressed into a small volume that expanded in all directions.

Which of the following is a meteorologist most likely to study?

Which of the following is an important means of gathering information?

Waste that is able to be broken down into component parts by microorganisms.

The origin, history, and structure of the solid earth and the processes that shape it.

The big bang theory suggests that…

Highest point of a wave.

1. A band of the various colors of light.

A light that has a red shift in wavelength…

What is the second step of the scientific method?

Which object in the picture represents a red shift?

A representation of an object or an event.

Waste that is not able to be broken down into component parts by microorganisms.

A light that produces a short wavelength will…

A shift in the wavelength of energy emitted by a source moving away from or toward an observer.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

What is the she study of the earth’s atmosphere?

Apparent lengthening of the light waves emitted by a star moving away from the earth

The study of the complex relationships between living things and their environment.

What is a community of organisms and the environment they inhabit?

Which of the following is a part of the biosphere?

Which object in the picture represents a blue shift?