Unit 1: Introduction to Earth Science

Why is food not allowed in class?
(LT 1)

• It can attract mice
• It can get onto your papers
• You could get chemicals or other contaminants in your food
• The food could rott and begin to make the classroom smell

Where do you dispose of harmful chemicals?
(LT 1)

• In the sink
• In a designated hazardous waste bin
• In the trash
• Harmful chemicals are not used in the lab

Earth science includes many subjects such as math and history.
(LT 2)

• Dynamic
• Integrative
• Historical

Earth science is always changing whether it be fast or slow.
(LT 2)

• Integrative
• Dynamic
• Historical

If we were studying hurricanes we would be studying...
(LT 3)

• Meteorology
• Astronomy
• Geology
• Oceanography

If you had to study volcanoes and the interior of the Earth you would be studying...
(LT 3)

• Astronomy
• Geology
• Oceanography
• Meteorology

The section of a lab report where data is analyzed.
(LT 4)

• Introduction
• Procedures
• Discussion
• Conclusion

Identifies if the hypothesis was accepted or rejected and gives evidence for doing so.
(LT 4)

• Introduction
• Procedures
• Discussion
• Conclusion

A proposed explanation made as a starting point for further investigation.
(LT 4)

• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Procedure
• Introduction

What we are testing in an experiment
(LT 5)

• Control Variable
• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable