Syllabus

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Earth Science Specializations

Scientific Method

Earth's Systems

Atmospheric Basics

Layers of the Atmosphere

Energy Transference

Meteorology

Weather Systems

Weather Analysis & Prediction

The Nature of Storms

Severe Weather

Lightning

Climate

Koppen Classification System

Climate Changes

Surface Water Movement

Stream Development & Wetlands

Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

Ground Water Movement

Spring Development

Ground Water Supply & Human Impact

Earth's Resources

Renewable Resources

Distribution of Resources

Energy Resources

Solar & Wind Energy

Fossil Fuels

Global Use of Energy

Human Impact on Natural Resources

Global Warming

Pollution

Conservation

Continental Drift

Subduction

Plate Tectonics

Volcanism

Types of Volcanoes

Volcanic Eruptions

Earthquakes

Seismic Waves

Tsunami

The Geological Time Scale

Fossil Records

Radiocarbon Dating

Precambrian

Early Earth

Outgasing

The First Supercontinent

Paleozoic 

The Cambrian Explosion

Mesozoic 

Cenozoic

Formation of the Solar System

Inner Planets

Outer Planets

The Sun

Measuring the Stars

Stellar Evolution

The Milky Way Galaxy

Other Galaxies in the Universe

Comology