The Nature of Science

Astronomy
1. Objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
2. Earth's neighbors, distant stars, and other cosmic bodies
Meteorology
1. Forces and processes that produce weather
2. Blanket of air that surrounds Earth
Geology
1. Materials that make up Earth
2. Rocks, glacial, movements, and clues to Earth's history
Oceanography
1. Physical and chemical properties of the ocean
2. Creatures that inhabit salty water
Subspecialties
1. Climatology
2. Hydrology
  1. Water flow on and below Earth's surface
3. Paleontology
  1. Study of ancient enviorments
4. Geochemistry
  1. The processes that change Earth's composition
Parts of the Earth
1. Lithosphere
  1. Rigid outer shell
2. Hydrosphere
  1. The water in Earth's oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and glaciers
3. Atmosphere
  1. The blanket of gases that surround Earth
4. Asthenosphere
  1. Partially molten layer of the mantle
5. Biosphere
  1. Includes all organisms on Earth and the enviorments they live in

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	Created by Amanda Valentine about 10 years ago