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Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans
1. Earth’s Atmosphere and Oceans
Lecture Outline #1: Introduction to
Earth Science, the Process of
Science, and the Earth
2. What is Earth Science?
• Four Spheres
• Branches of Earth Science
3. How are oceans and atmospheres
important to us?
• discussion
4. What is Science?
• What’s the scientific process?
• What is a scientific theory?
5. Scientific Theory
• A hypothesis that has been tested and
accepted repeatedly under various conditions.
• concepts or relationships that are well tested,
and
• can be used to explain and predict outcomes
(under a specific set of circumstances).