Earth Science Chapter 1

Tobey H.
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  1. astronomy
    the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies
  2. meteorology
    the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
  3. geology
    science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
  4. oceanography
    the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
  5. lithosphere
    the solid part of the Earth
  6. asthenosphere
    the zone of Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere
  7. hydrosphere
    the watery layer of the earth's surface
  8. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  9. biosphere
    the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist
  10. climatology
    meteorology of climates and their phenomena
  11. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
  12. hydrology
    the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere
  13. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  14. geochemistry
    the science that studies the earth's physical composition
  15. tectonics
    the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  16. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  17. independent variable
    a value that does not depend on changes in other values
  18. dependent variable
    a quantity whose value depends on another quantity
  19. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  20. law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
  21. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  22. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
Created on Mon Aug 29 17:39:41 EDT 2011

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