Chapter 1 - The Nature of Science
Section 1 – Earth Science

Section 2 – Methods of Scientists

Section 3 – Communication in Science
Chapter 2 - Mapping Our World

Section 1 – Latitude and Longitude

Section 2 – Types of Maps

Section 3 – Remote Sensing
Chapter 3 - Matter and Change

Section 1 – Matter

Section 2 – Combining Matter

Section 3 – States of Matter
Chapter 4 - Minerals

Section 1 – What is a Mineral?

Section 2 – Types of Minerals
Chapter 5 - Igneous Rocks

Section 1 – What are Igneous Rocks?

Section 2 – Classification of Igneous Rocks
Chapter 6 - Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rock

Section 1 – Formation of Sedimentary Rocks

Section 2 – Types of Sedimentary Rocks

Section 3 – Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 7 - Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Section 1 – Weathering

Section 2 – Erosion and Deposition

Section 3 – Soil
Chapter 8 - Mass Movements, Wind, and Glaciers

Section 1 – Mass Movements

Section 2 – Wind

Section 3 – Glaciers
Chapter 9 - Surface Water

Section 1 – Surface Water Movement

Section 2 – Stream Development

Section 3 – Lakes and Freshwater Wetlands
Chapter 10 - Groundwater

Section 1 – Movement and Storage of Groundwater

Section 2 – Groundwater Weathering and Deposition

Section 3 – Groundwater Supply
Chapter 11 - Atmosphere

Section 1 – Atmospheric Basics

Section 2 – Properties of the Atmosphere

Section 3 – Clouds and Precipitation
Chapter 12 - Meteorology

Section 1 – The Causes of Weather

Section 2 – Weather Systems

Section 3 – Gathering Weather Data

Section 4 – Weathering Analysis and Prediction
Chapter 13 - The Nature of Storms

Section 1 – Thunderstorms

Section 2 – Severe Weather

Section 3 – Tropical Storms

Section 4 – Recurrent Weather
Chapter 14 - Climate

Section 1 – Defining Climate

Section 2 – Climate Classification

Section 3 – Climatic Changes

Section 4 – Impact of Human Activities
Chapter 15 - Earth's Oceans

Section 1 – An Overview of Oceans

Section 2 – Seawater

Section 3 – Ocean Movements
Chapter 16 - The Marine Environment

Section 1 – Shoreline Features

Section 2 – Seafloor Features
Chapter 17 - Plate Tectonics

Section 1 – Drifting Continents

Section 2 – Seafloor Spreading

Section 3 – Plate Boundaries

Section 4 – Causes of Plate Motions
Chapter 18 - Volcanism

Section 1 – Volcanoes

Section 2 – Eruptions

Section 3 – Intrusive Activity
Chapter 19 - Earthquakes

Section 1 – Forces within Earth

Section 2 – Seismic Waves and Earth’s Interior

Section 3 – Measuring and Locating Earthquakes

Section 4 – Earthquakes and Society
Chapter 20 - Mountain Building

Section 1 – Crust-Mantle Relationships

Section 2 – Orogeny

Section 3 – Other Types of Mountain Building
Chapter 21 - Fossils and the Rock Record

Section 1 – The Rock Record

Section 2 – Relative-Age Dating

Section 3 – Absolute-Age Dating

Section 4 – Fossil Remains
Chapter 22 - The Precambrian Earth

Section 1 – Early Earth

Section 2 – Formation of the Crust and Continents

Section 3 – Formation of the Atmosphere and Oceans

Section 4 – Early Life on Earth
Chapter 23 - The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras

Section 1 – The Paleozoic Era

Section 2 – The Mesozoic Era

Section 3 – The Cenozoic Era
Chapter 24 - Earth Resources

Section 1 – Natural Resources

Section 2 – Resources from Earth’s Crust

Section 3 – Air Resources

Section 4 – Water Resources
Chapter 25 - Energy Resources

Section 1 – Conventional Energy Resources

Section 2 – Alternative Energy Resources

Section 3 – Conservation of Energy Resources
Chapter 26 - Human Impact on Resources

Section 1 – Populations and the Use of Natural Resources

Section 2 – Human Impact on Land Resources

Section 3 – Human Impact on Air Resources

Section 4 – Human Impact on Water Resources
Chapter 27 - The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Section 1 – Tools of Astronomy

Section 2 – The Moon

Section 3 – The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Chapter 28 - Our Solar System

Section 1 – Formation of the Solar System

Section 2 – The Inner Planets

Section 3 – The Outer Planets

Section 4 – Other Solar System Objects
Chapter 29 - Stars

Section 1 – The Sun

Section 2 – Measuring the Stars

Section 3 – Stellar Evolution
Chapter 30 - Galaxies and the Universe

Section 1 – The Milky Way Galaxy

Section 2 – Other Galaxies in the Universe

Section 3 – Cosmology