Introduction to Earth Science.

I. EARTH MATERIALS.

1. Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks.
2. Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth.

II. SCULPTURING EARTH'S SURFACE.

3. Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting.
4. Running Water and Groundwater.
5. Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind.

III. FORCES WITHIN.

6. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior.
7. Plate Tectonics.
8. Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity.
9. Mountain Building.

IV. DECIPHERING EARTH'S HISTORY.

10. Geologic Time.
11. Earth's History: A Brief Summary.

V. THE GLOBAL OCEAN.

12. The Ocean Floor.
13. Ocean Water and Ocean Life.
14. The Dynamic Ocean.

VI. EARTH'S DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE.

15. The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature.
16. Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation.
17. Air Pressure and Wind.
18. Weather Patterns and Severe Storms.
19. Climate.

VII. EARTH'S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE.

20. Origin of Modern Astronomy.
21. Touring Our Solar System.
22. Light, Astronomical Observations, and the Sun.
23. Beyond Our Solar System.

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