Earth Science

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The Earth's Structure

• Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
• Oceans and features of the ocean floor
• Earth's layers
• Plate tectonics, hot spots and pole
• Landscape formationreversal patterns
• Rocks and minerals; rock and fossil dating

Climate

• Atmosphere, storms, and forecasting
• Water and climate
• Insolation and the seasons
• Weathering and agents of erosion

Environmental Concerns

• Conservation
• Pollution

Space

• Comets, asteroids, and meteoroids
• Motions of the earth, moon, and sun
• Kepler's laws of planetary motion
• Origin of the universe

Review and Resources

• Chapter-end quizzes
• Comprehensive end-of-book quiz
• Glossary of key terms
• Appendix of topic-related resources and websites

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