Table+of+Contents

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

2. Studying Earth's Surface 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

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

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

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

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

7. Earthquakes 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

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

9. Weathering and Formation of Soil 9.1 Weathering 9.2 Soils

10. Erosion and Deposition 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Earth Science Glossary

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