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Table Of ContentTable of Contents 1: Introduction to Earth Science Unit 1 Earth Minerals 2: Matter and Minerals3: Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth Unit 2 Sculpturing Earth's Surface 4: Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting5: Running Water and Ground Water6: Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind Unit 3 Forces Within 7: Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds8: Earthquakes and Earth's Interior9: Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity10: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building Unit 4 Deciphering Earth's History 11: Geologic Time12: Earth's Evolution Through Geologic Time Unit 5 The Global Ocean 13: The Ocean Floor14: Ocean Water and Ocean Life15: The Dynamic Ocean Unit 6 Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere 16: The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature17: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation18: Air Pressure and Wind19: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms20: World Climates and Global Climate Change Unit 7 Earth's Place in the Universe 21: Origins of Modern Astronomy22: Touring Our Solar System23: Light, Astronomical Observations, and The Sun24: Beyond Our Solar System :
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LC Classification NumberQE26.3.T38 2014