What is Earth Science and Geography

What is Earth Science and Geography

Mr.Mendoza

Earth Science

the name for the group of sciences that deals with Earth and its neighbors in space.

6 Branches of Earth Science

Earth Environmental

Hydrology

Astronomy

Meteorology

Geology

Biology

Earth Environmental

The study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings

Hydrology

The study of Earth's water

Astronomy

The study of objects beyond Earths Atmospheres

Meteorology

The study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather.

Geology

Study of the solid Earth

Biology

The study of life

Open Ended

What is Earth Science

Multiple Choice

Studies the solid portions of the earth, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and fossils.

• Geology
• Geography
• Cartography
• Oceanography

Multiple Choice

What branch of science does this picture represent?

• Oceanography
• Meteorology 
• Geology
• Astronomy

Multiple Choice

Branch of Earth Science that deals with objects beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

• Meterology
• Astronomy
• Geology
• Climatology

4 Main Earth Systems

Scientists who study the Earth have identified:

Biosphere

Lithosphere

Hydrosphere

Atmosphere

Biosphere

all organisms on Earth as well as the environments in which they live in

Lithosphere

The outermost layer of the Earth; Crust, consisting of rocks and soil.

Hydrosphere

All the water on Earth including the water in the atmosphere

Atmosphere

The blanket of gases that surround our planet.

Earth's Systems

Interdependent

Ex: Notice how water from the hydrosphere enters the atmosphere falls into the atmosphere and soaks into the geosphere.

Multiple Choice

All of the Earth's water is found in which sphere?

• Lithospere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Coordinate Positions

The surface of the globe is divided into a spherical grid for the convenience of finding certain points. The grid consists of imaginary lines called latitude and longitude.

Latitude

a series of concentric circles paralleling the equator, runs east to west, measured north and south, measured from 0 to 90 degrees

Longitude

a series of meridian drawn between the poles at regular intervals, runs north and south, measured east and west, measured from 0 to 180 degrees

Latitudes to know

Equator (0 degrees latitude)

Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N latitude)

Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees S latitude)

Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees N latitude)

Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees S latitude)

North Pole (90 degrees N latitude)

South Pole (90 degrees S latitude)

Hemispheres

Half of the Earth

Hemi=Half

Sphere=Ball

Continents

7 major lands

Oceans

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the line at 23.5 degrees south?

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Antarctic Circle

Multiple Choice

The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?

• Latitude lines

• International Date lines

• Longitude lines

• Meridian lines

Multiple Choice

Which lines run on a globe from east to west?

• longitude lines

• latitude lines

• north pole

• south pole

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

Multiple Choice

The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called

• Grid

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Heat zone

Multiple Choice

To locate places on the Earth, we use,

• Grid view - both latitudes and longitudes

• Only latitudes

• Only longitudes

• None of the above