1. What is out there for you.
-Describe the Earth Science Career that you are MOST interested in AND why.

2. Is there Money in Science?
Meteorologist - $59,000/yr
Geologist - $55,000/yr
Wildlife Biologist/Zoologist $62,500
Geophysicist - $55,000/yr
Astronomer - $96,000/yr
Physicist - $106,000/yr
Idaho 1st Year teacher - $31,500/yr

3. Branches of Earth Science
Geology -
Study of Earth’s surface & interior
Geophysics – Physics of Geology
Volcanology – Study of Volcanoes
Mineralogy – Study of Minerals
Seismology– Study of earthquakes.

4. Geology What do they do? Study history, origin, and structure of Earth
Explore Earth’s crust for valuable minerals
Devise methods to control flooding
Forecast earthquakes & volcanic events
Develop detailed maps of the Earths surface
Make maps of the moon and other planets

5. Geology

6. Branches of Earth Science
Astronomy –
Study of the Universe
Deal with more indirect observations
Use telescopes & other remote sensing vehicles
Study radiation sent by other objects
Study moon rocks from 1969 – 1972 Apollo moon missions

7. Astronomy

8. Branches of Earth Science
Meteorology –
Study of Earth’s Atmosphere
Includes Climatology – study of climates
Atmosphere reaches height of several hundred kilometers
Made up of 4 distinct layers
Weather only occurs in bottom layer
Most common goal is to forecast weather

9. Meteorology

10. Branches of Earth Science
Oceanography –
Study of Earth’s Oceans
H2O covers ¾ of Earth’s surface
Track icebergs
Study plant & animal interactions
Ocean currents important in
Forecasting weather
Fishing opportunities
Global climate changes (El Nino & La Nina)

11. Hydrology
The study of all of earths waters and ways in which water moves.
Rivers
lakes
water cycle,

13. Determine which of the jobs listed below would most likely be performed by a geologist, astronomer , meteorologist, or oceanographer. Write on a sheet of paper a G,A,M, or O.
Track a school of dolphins.
Measure the air temperature.
Predict a meteor shower.
Determine the origin of the mantle.
Warn farmers of an early frost.
Map a volcano.
Research deep-sea organism.
Observe a lunar eclipse.
Repair a telescope.
Predict a hail storm.
Monitor changing sea levels.
Search for natural gas.
Photograph the sun.
Determine the location for a dam.
Predict a tornado.

14. Create a concept map
Earthquakes
4 sub topics
Each with a sub-sub topic O
Instructions: You must have 4 sub topics for each of the branches of Earth Science. Each sub topics must have a sub-sub topic.
Seismology
Geology
Earth Science H M A
Use a newspaper to find a topic of one of the branches of earth science
Clip it out and glue it in your comp book on the back side of your concept and label the branch of ES it belongs too.