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1 Name _____Class _____Date _____Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth ScienceSection What Is Earth Science ?This Section explains what Earth Science is and what Earth scientists StrategyCategorizingAs you read about the different branches of Earthscience, fill in the column with the name of each branch and list someof the things that are studied. For more information on this ReadingStrategy, see the Reading and Study Skillsin the Skills andReference Handbookat the end of your of Earth the letters of the topics studied in Earth Earth s atmosphere b. Earth s surfacec. Earth s neighbors in spaced. Earth s are some of the subdivisions of Earth Science ? does the word geologymean? the following sentence true or false? Geology is divided into two broad areas physical geology and historical geology.

2 Do physical geologists study? and minerals form in response to Earth sand processes. Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights ScienceGuided Reading and Study Workbook do historical geologists study? the letter of each Science that is integrated chemistryb. biologyc. physicsd. meteorology do oceanographers study? study of the atmosphere and the processes that produceweather and climate is . Science of is the study of the universe. Formation of hypothesis suggests that the bodiesof our solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloudcalled the solar the following sentence true or false? The solar nebula is made upof mostly carbon and iron. at the diagram.

3 Describe what is occurring in the first twostages of the formation of the solar system according to the _____Class _____Date _____Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights ScienceGuided Reading and Study Workbook 2