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Term 1 · Weeks 1–9

Geosphere

Earth's solid materials, rocks, minerals & tectonics

1

What Is Earth Science?

Identifying Earth's systems & spheres

2

Earth's Layers & Interior

Crust, mantle, core & seismic evidence

3

Minerals

Six properties, Mohs scale, cleavage vs fracture

4

Rocks & the Rock Cycle

Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic & the cycle

5

Plate Tectonics

Continental drift, seafloor spreading, boundaries

6

Earthquakes

Faults, waves, magnitude & damage factors

7

Volcanoes

Types, silica & viscosity, hazards

8

Weathering, Erosion & Landforms

Breaking down, moving & depositing rock

9

Soil: Earth's Living Layer

Horizons, composition, types & conservation