Introduction to Earth Science
Unit I EARTH MATERIALS
 1. Matter and Minerals
 2. Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth
Unit II SCULPTURING EARTH’S SURFACE
 3. Landscapes Fashioned by Water
 4. Glacial and Arid Landscapes
Unit III FORCES WITHIN
 5. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds
 6. Restless Earth: Earthquakes and Mountain Building
 7. Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity
Unit IV DECIPHERING EARTH’S HISTORY
 8. Geologic Time
Unit V THE GLOBAL OCEAN
 9. Oceans: The Last Frontier
 10. The Restless Ocean
Unit VI EARTH’S DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE
 11. Heating the Atmosphere
 12. Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
 13. The Atmosphere in Motion
 14. Weather Patterns and Severe Weather
Unit VII EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
 15. The Nature of the Solar System
 16. Beyond the Solar System
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