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What is Earth Science? Introduction to your world

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Bell ringer The Earth is a static planet that never changes and looked the same 200 million years ago as it does today. True or False

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Earth 200 mya Pangaea

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Earth is Dynamic Examples: Earthquakes Volcanoes

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Branches of Earth Science Geology Oceanography Meteorology Astronomy

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Geology S tudy of the origin, history, and structure of the solid earth and the processes that shape it.

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Oceanography Th e study of Earths oceans

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Meteorology Th e study of Earths Atmosphere

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Astronomy T he study of the universe outside of Earth

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Pair-Share De scribe TWO reasons that make Earth Science important to study.

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1Which of the following are not one of the four major branches of Earth Science? AMeteorology BAstronomy CEcology DOceanography Clicker

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Ecology The study of complex relationships between living things and the environment.

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Bell Ringer

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2Which one of the following is not necessarily part of the scientific process? AState the Problem BGather information CFormation of a theory DFormation of a hypothesis

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Scientific Method ?

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Organized, logical approach for doing scientific research.

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Scientific investigation 5 major components

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Scientific investigation Question/purpose Hypothesize Materials Procedure Observations

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Scientific investigation Question/purpose Simple statement of what is being tested.

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Scientific investigation Hypothesis=educated guess One possible solution to the question that is clearly testable.

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Scientific investigation Materials needed: What you need to test your hypothesis

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Scientific investigation Procedure: Set of steps that you follow when testing your hypothesis.

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3How many senses do you have? (answer with a number)

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Scientific investigation Observations: See Hear Touch Smell Taste