1. Chapter 1 Earth’s Structure
--Lesson 2 Earth’s Interior
·         Clues to Earth’s Interior (How we learn about the interior & what we know about it.)
o   What’s below Earth’s Surface?
o   Temperature & Pressure Increase with Depth
o   How do scientists learn about the interior layers
Using Earthquake Waves
·         Earth’s Layers
o   Crust - two types and characteristics that make them different
o   Mantle (uppermost mantle, asthenosphere, upper and lower mantles)
o   Core (inner and outer cores)
·         Earth’s Core and Geomagnetism (How Earth’s Magnetosphere protects Earth from dangerous solar particles)
o   Earth’s Magnetic Field
o   Magnetosphere - where is it and what does it do
Chapter 1 Earth’s Structure
--Lesson 1 Spherical Earth
·         Describing Earth
o   Size & Shape of Earth
o   Earth’s Systems (Spheres and
Sphere Interactions)
·         How Earth Formed
o   Influence of Gravity and density on Formation
o   Solar Nebula
o   Early Earth
Steps of solar system formation
·         Formation of Earth’s Layers (role of density in formation)
Two Factors that effect gravity

2. Chapter 2 Minerals --Lesson 2 How are Minerals Identified?
--Lesson 1 What is a Mineral?
·         What is a Mineral (2 questions)
o   Naturally Occurring
o   Definite Chemical Composition
o   Crystalline Form
o   Solid
o   Inorganic
·         Structure of Minerals
o   Crystal Shape & what determines it
right conditions
o   Common Minerals (silicates and non-silicates)
·         How Minerals Form
o   Minerals form from Cool Solutions
§  evaporation of water with dissolved solids
o   Minerals form from Hot Solutions
§  water with dissolved solids seeps into Earth’s hot interior where crystallization occurs
o   Minerals form from Magma
§  lava vs. magma
§  size of crystals determined by location and rate of cooling
--Lesson 2 How are Minerals Identified?
·         Physical Properties
o   Color
o   Luster
o   Streak
o   Hardness
o   Cleavage & Fracture - difference
o   Density
o   Special Properties
Why so many tests?
Mohs Scale - talc vs. diamond
--Lesson 3 Sources and Uses of Minerals
·         Mineral Resources
o   Metallic Mineral Resources
o   Rare Minerals
o   Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
o   Gemstones

3. Chapter 5 Erosion & Deposition
Chapter 3 Rocks
--Lesson 1 Rocks & the Rock Cycle
·         Rocks - classification based on...
o   Texture
o   Composition
What is a rock? Characteristics
·         Three Major Rock Types
o   Igneous Rocks - extrusive vs. intrusive
o   Sedimentary Rocks - contains dead organisms
o   Metamorphic Rocks - formation
difference between magma and lava
o   The Rock Cycle
§  Uplift, weathering, sediments, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation, subduction, melting, magma, cooling & crystallization, extreme temperature and pressure, etc.)
Chapter 4 Weathering (and Soil)
--Lesson 1 Weathering
·         Weathering and Its Effects
Changes to Earth over time
·         Mechanical Weathering
o   Examples of Mechanical Weathering
o   4 Types of Mechanical Weathering
o   Surface Area - what happens when it is increased?
·         Chemical Weathering
o   Water and Chemical Weathering
o   Dissolving by Acids - difference between normal rain and acid rain
o   Oxidation
What Affects Weathering Rates? two factors?
Causes of unusual rock formation?
Chapter 5 Erosion & Deposition
--Lesson 1 The Erosion & Deposition Process
·         Reshaping Earth’s Surface
o   Constructive & Destructive Forces - list examples
·         Continual Process of Change
o   Weathering Agents - list them
o   Erosion
sorting and rounding
o   Deposition
·         Interpreting Landforms
o   Landforms Created by Erosion - characterized by?
o   Landforms Created by Deposition - characterized by?
o   Comparing Landforms