This document provides an overview and outline of topics covered in an Earth Science textbook, including the structure and layers of the Earth, different types of rocks and minerals, weathering and soil formation, types of mass movements, the water and carbon cycles, plate tectonics, mountain building, and fault formation. Key concepts discussed are the four spheres that make up Earth (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere), the rock cycle, methods for identifying minerals and rocks, causes of weathering and erosion, water flow characteristics, plate boundaries, mountain building forces, and types of folds and faults.

1. Review What is Earth Science? Chapter 1 Different earth sciences Geology, meteorology, etc. Spheres Hydro, geo, atmo, bio Layers of the Earth Inner core crust Parts of the mantle and crust Hypothesis vs. theory

2. Minerals: Chapter 2 Pictures: quartz, mica, pyrite Definition of mineral Properties used for identification Luster, hardness, fracture, cleavage, etc. Be able to use hardness scale to identify hardness.

3. Rocks: Chapter 3 Rock cycle Terms( deposition, cementation, compaction, etc.) 3 rock types Pics: granite, sandstone, marble Know how to use a chart to identify rocks.

4. Weathering, soil and mass movements: Chapt. 5 Types of weathering Chemical Mechanical Frost wedging, exfoliation, biological Soil Make-up Types Formation

5. Weathering, soil and mass movements: continued Mass movements Causes Types

6. Running and Groundwater: chapter6 Water cycle Stream flow characteristics Discharge, gradient, etc. Erosion Terms, features Caves and sinkholes formation

7. Faults Pages 311-313 Types Normal, reverse, thrust, transform Headwall vs. footwall

8. Plate tectonic boundaries: chapter 9 Types Features created

9. Mountain building: chapt. 11 Forces Compressional, tensional, shear Name types of folds Anti, synclines, domes, basins Types of mountains Fault block, volcano, folded