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Navigation Home Mapping Earth's Surface Parts of a Map Locating Positions on Earth's Surface Locating Positions in NYS What are Topographic Maps? Reading Topographic Maps Finding Gradient and Slopes Drawing Topographic Profiles Astronomy Geocentric vs Heliocentric Systems Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion Earth's Rotation Around It's Axis Effects of Rotation Earth's Revolution Around the Sun The Sun's Changing Path Through the Sky Lunar Phases Effects of the Moon Our Solar System Comets, Asteroids, Meteors Stars The Sun Stellar Life Cycle Galaxies The Big Ba*g Weather How Do We Measure and Describe Weather? How is Heat Transfered through the Atmosphere? The Uneven Heating of Earth Paterns of Temperature Change How do we map surface temperatures? How do we measure Humidity? What is Dew Point? How do Clouds and Precipitation Form? Air Pressure What Makes the Wind Blow Local and Global Winds Air Mas*es Weather Fronts Thunderstorms Tornadoes Hurricanes Station Models Rocks and Minerals What are Minerals? How do Minerals Form? Mineral Properties How do Rocks Form? How do We Clas*ifiy Igneous Rocks? How do We Determine the Mineral Composition of Igneous Rocks? How do we Idendity Sedimentary Rocks? How do we Identify Metamorphic Rocks? Bedrock Geology of NYS Weathering and Erosion How do Rocks Break Down? What Determines the Type and Rate of Weathering? How does Soil Form? What are Mas* Movements? Running Water Causes Erosion How Much Sediment Can A River Carry? Where do Erosion and Deposition Occur along a River? How do River's Change Over Time? Glacial Erosion Glacial Deposition Changes the Landscape Wind Erosion Wave Erosion Currents Cause Erosion Plate Tectonics Earth's Interior What Happens Where Tectonic Plates Meet? Evidence for Plate Tectonics How do we Clas*ify Volcanoes? Volcano Hazards What Causes Earthquakes? How do we Detect Earthquakes? How do we Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake? Finding Arrival Times and Origin Times How do we Measure Earthquake Strength? Geologic History