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Earth Science lessons

11 sections · 87 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Earth Science

Practice 87 skills across this outline.

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Evidence for Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior · Plate Boundaries and Plate Motions
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
21 categories
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%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of earth science — drill into a card to work its skills.

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

5 core skills5% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Evidence for Plate TectonicsRecommended
Long-form
2
Plate Boundary ProcessesAvailable
Long-form
3
Plate Boundary TypesAvailable
Long-form
4
Plate Tectonics & Geologic ActivityAvailable
Long-form
5
Plate Tectonic MapsAvailable
Long-form

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior · Earth's Interior and Geophysics

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Earth's Internal StructureAvailable
Long-form
2
Isostasy & LithosphereAvailable
Long-form
3
Seismic WavesAvailable
Long-form
4
Seismic ProfilesAvailable
Long-form

Surface Processes and Landscapes · Rivers, Groundwater, and Glaciers

5 core skills4% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Glacial ProcessesAvailable
Long-form
2
Karst & ContaminationAvailable
Long-form
3
Groundwater FlowAvailable
Long-form
4
Drainage Basins & FloodsAvailable
Long-form
5
Fluvial ProcessesAvailable
Long-form

Surface Processes and Landscapes · Weathering, Soils, and Mass Wasting

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Mass WastingAvailable
Long-form
2
Slope StabilityAvailable
Long-form
3
Soil FormationAvailable
Long-form
4
WeatheringAvailable
Long-form

Surface Processes and Landscapes · Coasts, Deserts, and Wind Processes

3 core skills2% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Aeolian ProcessesAvailable
Long-form
2
Desert GeomorphologyAvailable
Long-form
3
Coastal ProcessesAvailable
Long-form

Earth Resources and Environmental Geology · Water, Land, and Environmental Impacts

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Environmental Impact AssessmentAvailable
Long-form
2
Groundwater SustainabilityAvailable
Long-form
3
Hazards & Land-Use PlanningAvailable
Long-form
4
Soil & Watershed ImpactsAvailable
Long-form

Earth Resources and Environmental Geology · Energy and Mineral Resources

5 core skills5% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Fossil FuelsAvailable
Long-form
2
Resource SustainabilityAvailable
Long-form
3
Nuclear EnergyAvailable
Long-form
4
Energy Sources & ImpactsAvailable
Long-form
5
Mineral ResourcesAvailable
Long-form

Climate and Global Change · Anthropogenic Climate Change

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Evidence for Climate WarmingAvailable
Long-form
2
Climate Mitigation & AdaptationAvailable
Long-form
3
Carbon CycleAvailable
Long-form
4
Climate FeedbacksAvailable
Long-form

Climate and Global Change · Climate System and Paleoclimate

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Weather vs. ClimateAvailable
Long-form
2
Paleoclimate EvidenceAvailable
Long-form
3
Natural Climate VariabilityAvailable
Long-form

Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes · Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Eruption StylesAvailable
Long-form
2
Magma Generation & CompositionAvailable
Long-form
3
Volcanic LandformsAvailable
Long-form
4
Volcanic HazardsAvailable
Long-form

Hazards: Earthquakes and Volcanoes · Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Earthquake Magnitude & IntensityAvailable
Long-form
2
Fault Types & StressAvailable
Long-form
3
Seismic HazardsAvailable
Long-form
4
TsunamisAvailable
Long-form

Minerals and Rocks · Minerals: Properties and Identification

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Mineral Identification PropertiesAvailable
Long-form
2
Crystal StructuresAvailable
Long-form
3
Minerals & FormationAvailable
Long-form
4
Mineral GroupsAvailable
Long-form

Minerals and Rocks · Rock Cycle and Rock Types

5 core skills5% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Metamorphic Rock ClassificationAvailable
Long-form
2
Sedimentary Rock ClassificationAvailable
Long-form
3
Rock CycleAvailable
Long-form
4
Igneous Rock ClassificationAvailable
Long-form
5
Rock & Mineral ID TablesAvailable
Long-form

Atmosphere and Weather · Weather Systems and Hazards

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Weather SystemsAvailable
Long-form
2
Severe Weather HazardsAvailable
Long-form
3
Clouds & PrecipitationAvailable
Long-form
4
Weather ForecastingAvailable
Long-form

Atmosphere and Weather · Atmospheric Structure and Energy Balance

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Radiation Balance & Greenhouse EffectAvailable
Long-form
2
Atmospheric Layers & CompositionAvailable
Long-form
3
Reading Weather MapsAvailable
Long-form
4
Atmospheric CirculationAvailable
Long-form

Deep Time and Earth History · Geologic Time and Dating

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Relative Dating PrinciplesAvailable
Long-form
2
Radiometric DatingAvailable
Long-form
3
Stratigraphic CorrelationAvailable
Long-form
4
Geologic Time ScaleAvailable
Long-form

Deep Time and Earth History · Earth History and Paleoenvironments

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Paleoclimate ProxiesAvailable
Long-form
2
Major Earth History EventsAvailable
Long-form
3
Long-Term Earth ChangeAvailable
Long-form

Earth System Science Foundations · Earth as a System

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Earth System DiagramsAvailable
Long-form
2
Earth System SpheresAvailable
Long-form
3
Earth System Energy FlowsAvailable
Long-form
4
Earth System Feedbacks & CyclesAvailable
Long-form

Earth System Science Foundations · Scientific Tools and Data

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Interpreting Earth Science DataAvailable
Long-form
2
Scientific UncertaintyAvailable
Long-form
3
Scientific Notation & UnitsAvailable
Long-form
4
Remote Sensing & GISAvailable
Long-form

Lab and Field Skills

5 core skills9% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Field ObservationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Geologic Maps & Cross-SectionsAvailable
Long-form
3
Field & Lab SafetyAvailable
Long-form
4
Topographic MapsAvailable
Long-form
5
Rock & Mineral IdentificationAvailable
Long-form

Oceanography

5 core skills9% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Marine EcosystemsAvailable
Long-form
2
Seawater PropertiesAvailable
Long-form
3
Oceanographic DataAvailable
Long-form
4
Tides, Waves & Storm SurgeAvailable
Long-form
5
Ocean CirculationAvailable
Long-form