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Table of Contents
1.1 The Nature of Science 1.2 Earth Science and Its Branches
 * 1. What is Earth Science?**

2.1 Earth’s Surface 2.2 Where in the World Are You? 2.3 Modeling Earth’s Surface 2.4 Topographic Maps 2.5 Using Satellites and Computers
 * 2. Studying Earth's Surface**

3.1 Matter Matters 3.2 Minerals and Mineral Groups 3.3 Mineral Identification 3.4 Mineral Formation 3.5 Mining and Mineral Use
 * 3 Earth’s Minerals**

4.1 Types of Rocks 4.2 Igneous Rocks 4.3 Sedimentary Rocks 4.4 Metamorphic Rocks
 * 4. Rocks**

5.1 Energy Resources 5.2 Non-renewable Energy Resources 5.3 Renewable Energy Resources
 * 5 Earth’s Energy**

6.1 Inside Earth 6.2 Continental Drift 6.3 Seafloor Spreading 6.4 Theory of Plate Tectonics
 * 6. Plate Tectonics**

7.1 Stress in the Earth’s Crust 7.2 Nature of Earthquakes 7.3 Measuring and Predicting Earthquakes 7.4 Staying Safe in Earthquakes
 * 7. Earthquakes**

8.1 Where Volcanoes Occur 8.2 Volcanic Eruptions 8.3 Types of Volcanoes 8.4 Volcanic Landforms and Geothermal Activity
 * 8. Volcanoes**

9.1 Weathering 9.2 Soils
 * 9. Weathering and Formation of Soil**

10.1 Water Erosion and Deposition 10.2 Wave Erosion and Deposition 10.3 Wind Erosion and Deposition 10.4 Glacial Erosion and Deposition 10.5 Erosion and Deposition by Gravity
 * 10. Erosion and Deposition**

11.1 Fossils 11.2 Relative Ages of Rocks 11.3 Absolute Ages of Rocks
 * 11. Evidence About Earth’s Past**

12.1 Early Earth 12.2 The Precambrian 12.3 Phanerozoic Earth History 12.4 History of Earth’s Complex Life Forms
 * 12 Earth’s History**

13.1 Water on Earth 13.2 Surface Water 13.3 Ground Water
 * 13. Earth’s Fresh Water**

14.1 Introduction to the Oceans 14.2 Ocean Movements 14.3 The Seafloor 14.4 Ocean Life
 * 14. Earth’s Oceans**

15.1 The Atmosphere 15.2 Atmospheric Layers 15.3 Energy in the Atmosphere 15.4 Air Movement
 * 15. Earth’s Atmosphere**

16.1 Weather and Atmospheric Water 16.2 Changing Weather 16.3 Storms 16.4 Weather Forecasting
 * 16. Weather**

17.1 Climate and Its Causes 17.2 World Climates 17.3 Climate Change
 * 17. Climate**

18.1 Ecosystems 18.2 Lesson Objectives 18.3 The Carbon Cycle and the Nitrogen Cycle 18.4 Human Populations
 * 18. Ecosystems and Human Populations**

19.1 Loss of Soils 19.2 Pollution of the Land
 * 19. Human Actions and the Land**

20.1 Use and Conservation of Resources 20.2 Energy Conservation
 * 20. Human Actions and Earth’s Resources**

21.1 Humans and the Water Supply 21.2 Problems with Water Distribution 21.3 Water Pollution 21.4 Protecting the Water Supply
 * 21. Human Actions and Earth’s Waters**

22.1 Air Pollution 22.2 Effects of Air Pollution 22.3 Reducing Air Pollution
 * 22. Human Actions and the Atmosphere**

23.1 Telescopes 23.2 Early Space Exploration 23.3 Recent Space Exploration
 * 23. Observing and Exploring Space**

24.1 Planet Earth 24.2 Earth’s Moon 24.3 The Sun 24.4 The Sun and the Earth-Moon System
 * 24. Earth, Moon, and Sun**

25.1 Introduction to the Solar System 25.2 Inner Planets 25.3 Outer Planets 25.4 Other Objects in the Solar System
 * 25. The Solar System**

26.1 Stars 26.2 Galaxies 26.3 The Universe
 * 26. Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe**


 * 27. Earth Science Glossary**


 * [|28. Maine Learning Results]**


 * [|29. Download ES in PDF Format]**


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