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Name: Period:Unit 1 Study GuideSection 1.1What do astronomers study?Which area of Earth science deals with the blanket of air that surrounds Earth?List three activities of geologists.Which Earth scientists study the properties and inhabitants of saltwater bodies?What are the parts of Earth's geosphere?Contrast the atmosphere with the biosphere.What percentage of the hydrosphere exists as salt water? What percentage exists as freshwater?Which two gases make up 99 percent of the gases in the atmosphere? Which gas is more abundant?What are the components of the biosphere?Directions: Use the terms below to identify of the major area of Earth science that studies each subject. Each term can be used more than once.AstronomyMeteorologyGeologyOceanographyEnvironmental science____________________???10.?Physical and chemical properties of the oceans____________________???11.?Objects beyond Earth's atmosphere____________________???12.?Materials that make up Earth____________________???13.?Forces and processes that produce weather____________________???14.?Earth's neighbors, distant stars, and other cosmic bodies____________________???15.?Rocks, glacial movements, and clues to Earth's history____________________???16.?Creatures that inhabit salty water____________________???17.?Interactions of organisms and their surroundings.Directions: Circle the letter of the choice that best answers the question.What subspecialty of Earth science studies patterns of weather over a long period of time?a. geochemistryb. climatologyc. soil scienced. paleontologyGeochemistry is the study of which of the following?a.?habitats of organismsb.?effects of internal processes on Earth's surfacec.?Earth's composition and processesd.?how the moon and stars affect people's livesWhat subspecialty of Earth science studies ancient environments?a. paleontologyb. geochemistryc. marine geologyd. climatology5845171016317Which of the following might an environmental scientist study?a.?earthquakes and mountain buildingb.?the remains of organisms that once lived on Earthc.?the kinds of matter in the universed.?how organisms interact with each other and their environmentsIn what field do scientists study the processes that change Earth's composition?a. climatologyb. astrophysicsc. geochemistryd. paleontologyDirections: Use the map below to answer questions What is the latitude and longitude (to the nearest degree) of the following cities?Kansas CityPhiladelphiaRenoMinneapolisUse the map to find the names of cities with the following coordinates.30N, 96W35N, 95W26N, 80W42N, 88WHow many kilometers north of the equator is Washington, D.C.? Show your work.How many kilometers south of the north pole is Portland? Show your work.Approximately how far north of Houston is Kansas City? Use degrees of latitude to calculate your answer. Show your work.Which city is closer to Greenwich, England: Los Angeles or Xi'an, China (34°N, 109°E)? Explain your answer.How many degrees of longitude separate Las Vegas from the International Date Line, which is at 180° longitude?Mapping Our WorldSECTION 2.1 Latitude and LongitudeDirections: Match the definition in Column A with the term in Column B.Column AColumn B________???1.?Science of mapmaking________???2.?Imaginary line that separates Earth into northern and?southern hemispheres________???3.?Distance in degrees north or south of the equator________???4.?Distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian________???5.?Reference point for longitude that passes through Greenwich, England, and represents 0°prime meridianlongitude cartographyequatorlatitudeDirections: In the space at the left, write?true?or false._______________???6.?The equator is located halfway between the north pole and the?prime meridian._______________???7.?Lines of?latitude?run parallel to the equator._______________???8.?The equator is at?180°?latitude._______________???9.?The south pole is at 90° south?longitude._______________?10.?One degree?of latitude is equivalent to about 111 km on Earth's surface._______________?11.?Each degree of latitude is divided into?360 minutes._______________?12.?Lines of longitude are also called?meridians._______________?13.?The prime meridian is the reference line for?latitude._______________?14.?Points east of the prime meridian are located between?0° and 180°?????????????????????????????????????east longitude._______________?15.?Lines of longitude are?semicircles?that extend from the north pole to the south pole._______________?16.?Each degree of longitude corresponds to about 111 km at the?north pole._______________?17.?All meridians converge at the?poles.Directions: Use the map grid to answer the following questions.What is the latitude of point A?Which two points have the same latitude? What is that latitude?What is the longitude of point B?Which two points have the same longitude? What is that longitude?What are the coordinates of point C? ................
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