EARTH SCIENCE INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science

• 1.1 What is Earth Science?

• 1.2 A View of Earth

• 1.3 Representing Earth’s Surface

• 1.4 Earth System Science

• 1.5 What is Scientific Inquiry

Chapter 4 Earth’s Resources

• 4.1 Energy and Mineral Resources

• 4.2 Alternate Energy Sources

• 4.3 Water, Air, and Land Resources

OCEANOGRAPHY

Chapter 14 The Ocean Floor

• 14.1 The Vast Ocean

• 14.2 Ocean Floor Features

• 14.3 Seafloor Sediments

• 14.4 Resources from the Seafloor

Chapter 15 Ocean Water and Ocean Life

• 15.1 The Composition of Seawater

• 15.2 The Diversity of Ocean Life

• 15.3 Oceanic Productivity

Chapter 16 The Dynamic Ocean (16.2 & 16.3  optional)

• 16.1 Ocean Circulation

• 16.2 Waves and Tides

• 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features

FIRST BENCHMARK TEST

ROCKS & MINERALS

Chapter 2 Minerals

• 2.1 Matter

• 2.2 Minerals

• 2.3 Properties of Minerals

Chapter 3 Rocks

• 3.1 The Rock Cycle

• 3.2 Igneous Rocks

• 3.3 Sedimentary Rocks

• 3.4 Metamorphic Rocks (Carbon Cycle will be done in Chapter 17)

PLATE TECTONICS

Chapter 8 Earthquake’s and Earth’s Interior

• 8.1 What is an Earthquake?

• 8.2 Measuring Earthquakes

• 8.3 Destruction from Earthquakes

• 8.4 Earth’s Layered Structure

Chapter 9 Plate Tectonics

• 9.1 Continental Drift

• 9.2 Plate Tectonics

• 9.3 Actions at Plate Boundaries

• 9.4 Testing Plate Tectonics

Chapter 10 Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

• 10.1 The Nature of Volcanic Eruptions

• 10.3 Plate Tectonics and Igneous Activity

 

CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY

 

Chapter 13A California’s Resources and Natural Hazards

• 13A.1 California’s Mineral, Energy, and Soil Resources

• 13A.2 California’s Water Resources

• 13A.3 California’s Natural Hazards

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METEOROLOGY

Chapter 17 The Atmosphere: Structure and Temperature

• 17.1 Atmosphere Characteristics (do Carbon Cycle --> p.85)

• 17.2 Heating the Atmosphere

• 17.3 Temperature Controls

Chapter 18 Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

• 18.1 Water in the Atmosphere

• 18.3 Cloud Types and Precipitation (Clouds only)

Chapter 19 Air Pressure and Wind

• 19.1 Understanding Air Pressure

• 19.2 Pressure Centers and Winds

• 19.3 Regional Winds Systems

Chapter 21 Climate

• 21.1 Factors That Affect Climate

• 21.3 Climate Changes

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ASTRONOMY

Chapter 25 Beyond Our Solar System

• 25.1 Properties of Stars

• 25.2 Stellar Evolution

• 25.3 The Universe

Chapter 24 Studying the Sun

• 24.3 The Sun

Chapter 23 Touring Our Solar System

• 23.1 The Solar System

• 23.2 The Terrestrial Planets

• 23.3 The Outer Planets

• 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System

Chapter 22 Origin of Modern Astronomy

• 22.1 Early Astronomy

• 22.3 Earth’s Moon

FOURTH BENCHMARK TEST

CALIFORNIA STATE TESTS

HISTORICAL GEOLOGY

Chapter 12 Geologic Time + Chapter 13 Earth’s History