ERSI 104 - MAJOR TOPICS for EARTH SCIENCE

EARTH

1. What is it made of? (COMPOSITION)
2. How is it put together? (STRUCTURE)
3. In what ways does it change with time? (EVOLUTION)
4. Why is it the way it is? Why does it change? (WHY?)
5. Where? (LOCATION)

The EARTH SCIENCES

1. Earths major "spheres"
2. The Earth Sciences
3. Major environmental problems that earth scientists study
4. The nature of scientific inquiry

GEOLOGY

1. Earth's Composition
2. The Agents of Erosion
3. The Theory of Plate Tectonics
4. Uniformitarianism

OCEANOGRAPHY

1. Geography of the Oceans
2. Composition of the Oceans
3. Oceanic Circulation
4. Coastal Features

METEOROLOGY

1. Composition of the Atmosphere
2. Atmospheric Heating and Global Warming
3. Atmospheric Circulation, at various scales
4. Atmospheric Moisture

ASTRONOMY

1. Characteristics of the Solar System
2. Characteristics and Evolution of Stars
3. Structure and History of the Universe
4. The Influence of Astronomy on Science