Earth Sciences. Earth interior. Plate tectonics. Rocks and minerals. Igneous rocks and volcanoes. Sediments and sedimentary rocks. Metamorphic rocks. Rock deformation: Folds, Faults. Surface processes. Weathering and erosion. The hydrological cycle and groundwater. Rivers: Transport to the Oceans. Winds and deserts. Glaciers: the work of ice. Ocean and marine environments. Interacting External and Internal systems. Mapping the Earth surface: topographic and geologic maps.
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