1.1 Intro to Earth Science

The study of weather and the atmosphere

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of Earth and its processes.

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of the ocean and its currents

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of outer space.

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Astronomy

The study of volcanoes.

• minerology

• volcanology

• petrology

• paleontology

The study of fossils

• minerology

• volcanology

• petrology

• paleontology

The study of rocks and how they are created.

• minerology

• volcanology

• petrology

• paleontology

The study of minerals and how to classify them.

• minerology

• volcanology

• petrology

• paleontology

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact