CK-12 Earth Science for Middle School

Description

CK-12 Foundation's Earth Science for Middle School FlexBook covers the following chapters: • What is Earth Science? — scientific method, branches of Earth Science. • Studying Earth's Surface — landforms, map projections, computers/satellites. • Earth's Minerals — formation, use, identification. • Rocks — rock cycle, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic. • Earth's Energy — available nonrenewable/renewable resources. • Plate Tectonics — Earth's interior, continental drift, seafloor spreading, plate tectonics. • Earthquakes — causes/prediction, seismic waves, tsunami. • Volcanoes — formation, magma, eruptions, landforms. • Weathering and Formation of Soil — soil horizons, climate related soils. • Erosion and Deposition — water, wind, gravity. • Evidence About Earth's Past — fossilization, relative age dating/absolute age dating. • Earth’s History — geologic time scale, development, evolution of life. • Earth's Fresh Water — water cycle, types of fresh water. • Earth's Oceans — formation, composition, waves, tides, seafloor, ocean life. • Earth's Atmosphere — properties, significance, layers, energy transfer, air movement. • Weather — factors, cloud types, air masses, storms, weather forecasting. • Climate — Earth's surface, global climates, causes/impacts of change. • Ecosystems and Human Populations — ecosystems, matter/energy flow, carbon cycle, human population growth. • Human Actions and the Land — soil erosion, hazardous materials. • Human Actions and Earth's Resources — renewable/nonrenewable resources, availability/conservation. • Human Actions and Earth's Water — use, distribution, pollution, protection. • Human Actions and the Atmosphere — air pollution, causes, effects, reduction. • Observing and Exploring Space — electromagnetic radiation, telescopes, exploration. • Earth, Moon, and Sun — properties/motions, tides/eclipses, solar activity. • The Solar System — planets, formation, dwarf planets, meteors, asteroids, comets. • Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe — constellations, light/energy, classification, evolution, groupings, galaxies, dark matter, dark energy, the Big Bang Theory. • Earth Science Glossary.