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Study of Earth's atmosphere
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Meteorology
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A general statement that describes how the natural world behaves under certain conditions & for which no exceptions have been found.
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Scientific Theory
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Process in which several experts on a given topic review another expert's work on that topic before the work gets published.
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Peer Review
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Study of Earth & of the universe around it.
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Earth Science
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Study of the origin, history, processes, & structure of the solid Earth.
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Geology
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Oceanography
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Study of Earth's oceans
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Began keeping records of earthquakes as early as 780 BCE.
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China
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Compiled a catalog of rocks & minerals.
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Greeks
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Tracked the movements of the sun, moon, & planets & created a calendar out of it.
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Mayans
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Earth scientist help us better understand the world around us by studying how...
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Natural forces shape our environment.
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Earth scientists assume that the causes of natural events or phenomena can be determined by...
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Careful observation & experimentation.
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The scientific study of the ways in which humans interact with their environment.
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Environmental science
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What are the four main branches of Earth Science?
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Geology, Astronomy, Oceanography, Meteorology
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What is the newest branch of Earth Science?
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Environmental Science
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What is the importance of peer review?
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-Helps reduce bias.
-Serves as a filter. -Allows only well supported ideas to be published. -Ethnical code that only valid experimental results should be published. |
