Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science

The area of ES that examines the materials that make up our earth and processes that shape it.

A scientific idea that is well tested and widely accepted by the scientific community

Which one is NOT one of the main areas of Earth Science?

The science of geology is divided into two main parts.

The crust and uppermost mantle make up this rigid outer layer of Earth

The life-forms of the biosphere are located in the ___.

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

What forces produce volcanism and mountain building?

This is the area of geology that geologists study the processes of the earth.

What college football team will win the national championship this year?

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

Our solar system formed from a huge rotating cloud of

A group of sciences that deals with Earth and its neighbors in space.

What are the three main parts of the geosphere?

The hypothesis suggests our solar system evolved from a huge rotating cloud of dust and gas.