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Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior · Plate Boundaries and Plate Motions
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Lab and Field Skills
9%
Oceanography
9%
Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior · Plate Boundaries and Plate Motions
5%
Earth Resources and Environmental Geology · Energy and Mineral Resources
5%
Climate and Global Change · Anthropogenic Climate Change
5%
Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes · Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards
5%

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Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior · Plate Boundaries and Plate Motions

5 core skills5% total weight
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Evidence for Plate TectonicsRecommended
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Plate Boundary ProcessesAvailable
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Plate Boundary TypesAvailable
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Plate Tectonics & Geologic ActivityAvailable
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Plate Tectonic MapsAvailable
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Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior · Earth's Interior and Geophysics

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Earth's Internal StructureAvailable
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Isostasy & LithosphereAvailable
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Seismic WavesAvailable
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Seismic ProfilesAvailable
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Surface Processes and Landscapes · Rivers, Groundwater, and Glaciers

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Glacial ProcessesAvailable
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Karst & ContaminationAvailable
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Groundwater FlowAvailable
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Drainage Basins & FloodsAvailable
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Fluvial ProcessesAvailable
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Surface Processes and Landscapes · Weathering, Soils, and Mass Wasting

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Mass WastingAvailable
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Slope StabilityAvailable
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Soil FormationAvailable
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WeatheringAvailable
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Surface Processes and Landscapes · Coasts, Deserts, and Wind Processes

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Aeolian ProcessesAvailable
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Desert GeomorphologyAvailable
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Coastal ProcessesAvailable
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Earth Resources and Environmental Geology · Water, Land, and Environmental Impacts

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Environmental Impact AssessmentAvailable
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Groundwater SustainabilityAvailable
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Hazards & Land-Use PlanningAvailable
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Soil & Watershed ImpactsAvailable
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Earth Resources and Environmental Geology · Energy and Mineral Resources

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Fossil FuelsAvailable
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Resource SustainabilityAvailable
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Nuclear EnergyAvailable
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Energy Sources & ImpactsAvailable
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Mineral ResourcesAvailable
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Climate and Global Change · Anthropogenic Climate Change

4 core skills5% total weight
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Evidence for Climate WarmingAvailable
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Climate Mitigation & AdaptationAvailable
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Carbon CycleAvailable
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Climate FeedbacksAvailable
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Climate and Global Change · Climate System and Paleoclimate

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Weather vs. ClimateAvailable
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Paleoclimate EvidenceAvailable
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Natural Climate VariabilityAvailable
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Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes · Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards

4 core skills5% total weight
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Eruption StylesAvailable
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Magma Generation & CompositionAvailable
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Volcanic LandformsAvailable
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Volcanic HazardsAvailable
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Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes · Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards

4 core skills5% total weight
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Earthquake Magnitude & IntensityAvailable
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Fault Types & StressAvailable
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Seismic HazardsAvailable
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TsunamisAvailable
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Minerals and Rocks · Minerals: Properties and Identification

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Mineral Identification PropertiesAvailable
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Crystal StructuresAvailable
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Minerals & FormationAvailable
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Mineral GroupsAvailable
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Minerals and Rocks · Rock Cycle and Rock Types

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Metamorphic Rock ClassificationAvailable
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Sedimentary Rock ClassificationAvailable
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Rock CycleAvailable
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Igneous Rock ClassificationAvailable
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Rock & Mineral ID TablesAvailable
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Atmosphere and Weather · Weather Systems and Hazards

4 core skills5% total weight
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Weather SystemsAvailable
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Severe Weather HazardsAvailable
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Clouds & PrecipitationAvailable
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Weather ForecastingAvailable
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Atmosphere and Weather · Atmospheric Structure and Energy Balance

4 core skills4% total weight
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Radiation Balance & Greenhouse EffectAvailable
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Atmospheric Layers & CompositionAvailable
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Reading Weather MapsAvailable
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Atmospheric CirculationAvailable
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Deep Time and Earth History · Geologic Time and Dating

4 core skills5% total weight
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Relative Dating PrinciplesAvailable
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Radiometric DatingAvailable
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Stratigraphic CorrelationAvailable
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Geologic Time ScaleAvailable
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Deep Time and Earth History · Earth History and Paleoenvironments

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Paleoclimate ProxiesAvailable
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Major Earth History EventsAvailable
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Long-Term Earth ChangeAvailable
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Earth System Science Foundations · Earth as a System

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Earth System DiagramsAvailable
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Earth System SpheresAvailable
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Earth System Energy FlowsAvailable
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Earth System Feedbacks & CyclesAvailable
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Earth System Science Foundations · Scientific Tools and Data

4 core skills5% total weight
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Interpreting Earth Science DataAvailable
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Scientific UncertaintyAvailable
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Scientific Notation & UnitsAvailable
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Remote Sensing & GISAvailable
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Lab and Field Skills

5 core skills9% total weight
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Field ObservationsAvailable
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Geologic Maps & Cross-SectionsAvailable
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Field & Lab SafetyAvailable
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Topographic MapsAvailable
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Rock & Mineral IdentificationAvailable
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Oceanography

5 core skills9% total weight
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Marine EcosystemsAvailable
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Seawater PropertiesAvailable
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Oceanographic DataAvailable
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Tides, Waves & Storm SurgeAvailable
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Ocean CirculationAvailable
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