Table of Contents Last updated Save as PDF Page ID12670 1: Main Body1.1: Chapter 12: Introduction to Earth Science2.1: Principles of Science2.2: Earth Science and Its Branches3: Minerals3.1: Materials of Earth’s Crust3.2: Atoms to Molecules3.3: States of Matter3.4: Mineral Identification3.5: Minerals and Mineral Groups3.6: Mineral Formation3.7: Mining and Mineral Use4: Rocks4.1: Igneous Rocks4.2: Sedimentary Rocks4.3: Metamorphic Rocks5: Earth’s Interior Processes5.1: Earth’s Interior5.2: Plate Tectonics5.3: Volcanoes5.4: Earthquakes6: Volcanoes6.1: Volcanic Activity6.2: Types of Volcanoes6.3: Volcanic Landforms and Geothermal Activity6.4: Volcanic Eruptions7: Surface Water7.1: Earth’s Fresh Water7.2: Streams and Rivers7.3: Groundwater7.4: Water Resources7.5: Floods7.6: Wetlands8: The Ocean8.1: Introduction to the Oceans8.2: Composition of Ocean Water8.3: The Seafloor8.4: Ocean Currents8.5: Oceans and Coastal Environments8.6: Tides8.7: Currents9: Coastal Processes9.1: Waves and Coastal Features10: Mountain Building10.1: Tectonic Stress and Geologic Structures10.2: Mountain Formation11: Geologic History11.1: Relative Ages of Rocks11.2: Absolute Ages of Rocks11.3: Fossils11.4: History of Earth’s Life Forms11.5: Early Earth11.6: Geologic Time Scale12: Ocean Water and Life12.1: Thermohaline circulation12.2: Thermocline12.3: Tsunamis12.4: Ocean Organisms13: The Atmosphere13.1: The Atmosphere14: Weather14.1: Weather Processes and Systems15: Astronomy15.1: The Universe16: Stellar Evolution and Our Sun16.1: Stars16.2: Stellar Life Cycle16.3: The Sun16.4: The Sun and the Earth-Moon System16.5: Sun – Earth Relationship: The Seasons17: Light and the Sun17.1: Electromagnetic Spectrum17.2: Doppler Effect17.3: Telescopes17.4: Nuclear Fusion18: The Solar System18.1: Introduction to the Solar System18.2: Inner Planets18.3: Outer Planets18.4: Other Objects in the Solar System19: Climate and Climate Change19.1: Climate Systems and Change19.2: Climate and Weather19.3: Global Climate Change20: Deserts20.1: Deserts20.2: Desertification20.3: Dunes20.4: Video: Desertification21: Glaciers21.1: Glacial Erosion and Deposition21.2: GlaciersBack MatterIndexGlossary
