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