Earth Science Topics

(Not necessarily done in this exact order
and with some details purposely left out)


UNIT 1

INTRODUCTION

Metric System

Lab Safety

Lab reports

Scientific Method

Charles’s Law

Boyle’s Law

States of Matter

Boiling/Freezing Point

Temperature Scales

 

UNIT 2

FORMATION of MATTER

Light/Sound

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Spectroscopy

Big Bang Theory

The Universe

The Sun (Solar Energy)

 

UNIT 3

ATOMIC STRUCTURE

Structure of Atoms

Atomic Bonding

Atomic Properties

Crystalline Structure vs. Amorphous Materials

Periodic Table

 

UNIT 4

EARTH MATERIALS and PROCESSES

Minerals

Rocks

Volcanoes

Radioactivity

Earthquakes

Plate Boundaries

 

UNIT 5

EARTH RESOURCES

Fossils Fuels

Petroleum

Renewable / Nonrenewable Resources

Polymers

Geologic Time

 

UNIT 6

ENVIRONMENTAL

Atmosphere

Layers of the Atmosphere

Composition

Global Winds

Air Pressure

Hydrosphere

Salinity

Water Cycle

Sea-level Change

Ocean Currents

Acids / Bases

Soil / Groundwater Interaction

Brownfield Sites

 

UNIT 7

ELECTRICITY

Current

Voltage

Solar Power

Wind Turbines

Circuits

Generators / Motors

Energy Transformations


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