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Chapter 1 Review Earth Science
Chapter 1 Review Earth Science
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Chapter 1 review from Glencoe Earth Science Book. The Nature of Science
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Which of the follow scientists would most likely study Earth's past biosphere.
Hydrologist
geochemist
paleontologist
meteorologist
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What is Earth's hydrosphere?
All of the water on the planet.
The solid, rocky part of the Earth.
The gases
The study of Earth's atmosphere.
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What area of Earth Science includes the study of ancient organisms?
Meteorology
Astronomy
Paleontology
Geology
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What is the branch of Earth Science that studies the air that surrounds our planet?
Geology
Astronomy
Lithosphere
Meteorology
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Suggested explanation for an observation.
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control
Hypothesis
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What is Geology?
The study of the processes that form and change earth.
The systematic study of weather and climate.
The study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere.
The study of Earth's oceans.
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Used in an experiment to show the results are true.
Hypothesis
Control
SI System
Scientific Notation
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Which area of Earth science includes the study of stars?
Geology
Astronomy
Hydrology
Meteorology
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What is the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere?
Biosphere
Geology
Astronomy
Atmosphere
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The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet.
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
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A variable that can change.
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
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Earth's lakes, seas, oceans, rivers and etc.
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
Meteorology
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What is the partially molten layer of the Earth?
Oceanography
Asthenosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
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Two most common gases in the atmosphere.
hydrogen and oxygen
oxygen and nitrogen
nitrogen and water vapor
hydrogen and nitrogen
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System of Units
Control
Hypothesis
Scientific Notation
SI System
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Type of Shorthand Writing.
Control
SI System
Hypothesis
Scientific Notation
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Which is NOT a part of Earth's lithosphere?
crust
inner core
upper mantle
rocks on the surface
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A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter. *You change this!*
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
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What is the study of materials that make up Earth and the process that change these materials?
Oceanography
Meteorology
Astronomy
Geology
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The study of Earth's oceans, which cover three fourths of the planet.
Meteorology
Oceanography
Astronomy
Atmosphere
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What includes all organisms on Earth as well as the environments in which they live?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
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What is the rigid outer shell of the planet and includes the crust and the solid?
Biosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Asthenosphere
