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
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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.