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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Understanding the Earth System

How do scientists understand the earth?

What are minerals and how are they the building blocks of rocks?

What are rocks and how do they record geologic processes?

What are igneous rocks and can a rock melt?

What is volcanism?

What is weathering and what is erosion?

What are sediments and what are sedimentary rocks?

What are metamorphic rocks?

What is the rock record and what is geologic time?

What are folds, what are faults, and are there any other ways to interpret rock deformation?

Surface Processes

What are surface processes and how do they alter the landscape?

What is the hydrological cycle and how does it relate to groundwater?

What are rivers and how do they relate to oceans?

What is the relationship between winds and deserts?

What are glaciers and how do they perform work?

What is landscape evolution?

What defines the oceans?

Internal Processes Causing Surface Features

How do scientists study the earth’s interior?

What external effects on the earth’s surface are caused by internal processes?

How do scientists study the earth’s interior?

What is the unifying Theory of Plate Tectonics?

Can continental crust be deformed?

What Resources does the Earth Provide

Can energy be generated on the earth and how can the earth be considered bountiful?

What mineral resources come from the earth?

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences