Branches of Earth Science

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Astronomy

• Climatology

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Petrology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Astronomy

• Climatology

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Petrology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

__________ deals with any and all aspects of the Earth: its lands, interior, atmosphere, oceans, and the space.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Mineralogy

• Petrology

• Rockology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Climatology

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Paleontology

• Petrology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This branch studies how humans interact with and impact ecosystems (pollution, population growth, and resource use).

• Biodoversity

• Bioremdiation

• Ecosystem

• Earth Science

• Environmental Science

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the soil, rocks, and minerals found in the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the atmosphere?

• the layer of gases and air surrounding the earth

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the biosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all living things on the Earth such as plants, animals and humans

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the hydrosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4