What is Earth Science? Flashcards
Sunspot
A dark, cooler area on the surface of the sun; a magnetic storm on the surface; first seen by Galileo
Cyclic Change
A change that repeats
Event
A change or series of changes in the Earth’s environment
Predictable
Something you know will happen based upon past events
Maxima
The peak number of sunspots in a cycle
Minima
The lowest number of sunspots in a cycle
Earth Science
The study of the Earth, its changing systems, and its setting in the universe.
Lithosphere
The solid part, crust, geosphere
Hydrosphere
The liquid part, all the water on the Earth
Cryosphere
The frozen part, ice caps, glaciers
Outer Space
Everything outside planet Earth
Geology
The study of Earth’s solid part, crust, mantle and below, and its formation, movement
Meteorology
The study of Earth’s atmosphere (weather)
Astronomy
The study of outer space
Climatology
The study of climate
Hydrology
The study of Earth’s water and its properties and movement
Astrophysics
The study of stars and other astronomical observations
Vulcanology
The study of volcanoes
Seismology
The study of earthquakes
Cosmology
The study of the origin and development of the universe
