Guide & Answers
Physical Geology
- CORRECT ANSWER -Study of the Earth's composition, structure, and the processes that
shape it.
Earth Science
- CORRECT ANSWER -The study of earth and space; includes geology, meteorology,
astronomy, and oceanography.
Meteorology
- CORRECT ANSWER -The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
(especially weather).
Oceanography
- CORRECT ANSWER -The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects
of the oceans.
, Astronomy
- CORRECT ANSWER -The science that deals with the universe beyond the Earth. It
describes the nature, position, and motion of the stars, planets, and other objects in the
skies, and their relation to the Earth.
Nebular Hypothesis
- CORRECT ANSWER -The basic idea that the Sun and planets formed from the same
cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space.
Inner Planets
- CORRECT ANSWER -The 4 small, rocky planets closest to the sun.
Outer Planets
- CORRECT ANSWER -The four large, gaseous planets farthest from the sun.
Historical Geology
- CORRECT ANSWER -The branch of geology that seeks an understanding of the origin
and development of earth.