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Screenshot of the AGI glyph showing the different elements of geoscience.
What is geoscience?
American Geosciences Institute
Map of groundwater withdrawals by U.S. state in 2015. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
What is groundwater used for?
American Geosciences Institute
Screenshot of Cascadia landslide complex in the Columbia Gorge near Stevenson, Washington
What is Lidar and what is it used for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Photograph of a coral reef. Corals are some of the most vulnerable organisms affected by ocean acidification, as more acidic ocean waters make it harder for corals to grow their skeletons. Photograph by Ilsa Kuffner, U.S. Geological Survey
What is ocean acidification?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A fluid impoundment containing produced waters at a drilling operation in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Image Credit: Hannah Hamilton/USGS
What is produced water?
American Geosciences Institute
Renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Fair Oaks, Indiana. Image Credit: NREL/DOE
What is renewable natural gas?
American Geosciences Institute
Alaska Mountain Range, Credit: USGS/Photo by John J. Mosesso
What is surface water and what affects its availability?
American Geosciences Institute
A Satellite Image of the World. Image Credit: NASA
What is the difference between weather and climate?
American Geosciences Institute
A satellite image of the Earth. Image Credit: NASA
What is the evidence that our present-day climate is changing?
American Geosciences Institute
Geyser in West Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Image Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics
What is the potential for geothermal energy production in the United States?
U.S. Geological Survey

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Mt. St Helens following its catastrophic 1980 eruption. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey/Photo by Tom Casadevall
How many active volcanoes are there in the United States?
U.S. Geological Survey
Rare earth elements include 17 elements: Yttrium, Scandium, and the Lanthanide Series. Image Credit: Peggy Greb, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
What are rare earth elements, and why are they important?
U.S. Geological Survey
Mine trucks moving material from the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mines in Colorado. Image Credit USGS/Photo by Yolanda Fong-Sam
What are the main methods of mining?
American Geosciences Institute
Total primary energy use in the United States in 2017 by source and sector. Image Credit: U.S. Energy Information Administration
What are the major sources and users of energy in the United States?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
An early example of a floating offshore wind turbine. Image Credit: NREL/Photo by Senu Sirnivas
What are the advantages and disadvantages of offshore wind farms?
American Geosciences Institute