Intro to Earth and Space Science

_____________ is the science of map making.

• Topography

• Earth science

• Engineering

• Cartography

The blanket of gases that surrounds the earth’s surface.

• Air

• Atmosphere

• Space

• Biosphere

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Line on a globe running east to west at 0 degrees

• Latitude line

• Equator

• Longitude line

• Prime meridian

Includes the community of organisms in an area along with their environment

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Carrying capacity

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___________ show elevation in a map.

• Contour lines

• Isograms

• Reference lines

• Height lines

The needle of a magnetic compass points toward the

• Geographic poles

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Geomagnetic poles

A tested explanation of a natural phenomenon that has become widely adopted is a scientific

• Law

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• rule

If you needed to know the distance between your current location and your destination, which part of a map would you use?

• Map scale

• Legend

• Key

• Latitude lines

A system is...

• any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole.

• the study of the atmosphere.

• how science divides up the Earth's physical environment.

• the study of water

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What is NOT a scientific discipline?

• Alchemy

• Meteorology

• Paleontology

• Geology