Branches of Earth Science

Name: ____________________________ Date: ___________________

Read carefully pages 6-11 of the Earth Science book. Answer the following questions. Don’t use your glossary except where indicated. Use complete sentences. Be neat.

1. Define geology –

2. Define seismology –

3. Define volcanology –

4. Define paleontology –

5. Define stalagmites –

6. Define stalactites –

7. If you find stalagmites and stalactites underwater, what does that tell you?

8. Define oceanography –

9. List and define the four main areas of Oceanography –

10. What is Alvin? (Hint – it is not a Chipmunk.)

11. What is a black smoker?

12. What is a hydrothermal vent?

13. What’s so unusual about the biological community near hydrothermal vents?

14. Name three types of animals found near hydrothermal vents.

15. Define meteorology –

16. Using the glossary, define hurricane –

17. Using the glossary, define tornado –

18. Define astronomy –

19. The text at page 9 states astronomers estimate there are 100 billion billion stars. Write this as a number without words.

20. Define ecology –

21. Define environmental science –

22. Define geography –

23. Define cartography -

24. What do you think a hydrologist does?