Introduction to Earth Science

For your safety, you should never carry out a field investigation alone.

When you explain or interpret what you observe, you are _______.

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is a....

Which of the following can be used to find the elevation of a feature on a topographic map?

The topography of an area depends on each of the following except:

In an experiment, the one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis is called the

One of the factors that can change in an experiment is called a(n)

The imaginary line that circle Earth halfway between the poles is called the...

Earth's four main parts are the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere, and the _________.

A group of mountain slopes in one area is called a mountain system.

Scientists who study weather and climate are called...

The difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest parts of an area is its scale.

The Prime Meridian runs through....

A map is a model of all or part of Earth's surface as seen from above.

A map's _______ relate distance on a map to a distance on Earth's surface.

On a topographic map, what connects points of equal elevation?

Which of the following is often a main difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain

The elevation difference between one contour line and the next is called the _________.

A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface is called a(n) ________.

The longitude lines in each hemisphere are numbered up to 90 degrees.