Earth Science Diagnostic

What change would best aid a farmer in making the transition from traditional farmer to sustainable farming?

• Irrigate the crops using well water
• Rotate the types of crops grown
• Plant only genetically modified crops
• Reduce the ratio of essential elements in the fertilizer

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Environomental Science
• Meterology
• Oceanography
• Geology

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Oceanography
• Meteorology 
• Geology
• Astronomy

What branch of science does this picture represent?

• Oceanography
• Meteorology 
• Geology
• Astronomy

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Astronomy
• Geology
• Meteorology
• Environmental Science

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Environmental Science

• Astronomy

• Meteorology

• Geology

What is Geology?

• The study of geography.

• The study of rocks.

• The study of weather.

• The study of the solid Earth.

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

Which of these is an example of erosion

• Light Shinning onto a mountain
• Rain breaking down rock 
• Wind blowing away sediment
• All of the above