
EARTH SCIENCE
Earth Science is the study of planet Earth and other planets. Key words include:
Geology: rocks, minerals, and soils, fossils/paleontology, energy, structure of the earth/plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, glaciers
Oceanography: ocean currents, zones of the ocean, the structure of the ocean floor, tides, sea level rise
Meteorology: weather prediction, climates, global warming, severe weather, atmosphere layers, winds, acid rain, air pollution
Astronomy: seasons, earth’s motion in space, the sun, stars, other planets