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This
two-part
activity
provides
information
on
seasonal
changes
in
the
mass
balance
of
the
Antarctic
Ice
Sheet.
In
Part
1,
students
use
an
atlas
and
satellite
imagery
to
examine
the
geography
of
the
region
and
identify
seasonal
changes
in
the
boundaries
of
the
ice
sheet.
In
Part
2,
they
will
collect
a
series
of
images
of
the
Antarctic
ice
sheet
covering
a
period
of
several
years,
draw
the
boundaries
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In this exercise, students use U.S. Geological Survey and other websites to learn about the history of earthquakes in New York. Through their web research, they will learn what earthquakes are, how and where they occur, and the types of hazards associated with large quakes. They are encouraged to write a report summarizing their results.
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In
this
activity,
students
study
seismograms
from
three
different
seismic
stations
that
recorded
the
magnitude
9.0
Sumatra
earthquake
of
December
26,
2004.
By
comparing
the
arrival
times
of
the
P
and
S
waves
on
each
seismogram,
they
can
determine
the
distance
from
the
epicenter
to
each
station
and
accurately
map
its
location.
Using
this
information,
they
also
calculate
the
position
of
the
quake-generated
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In
this
activity,
students
investigate
data
from
Hurricane
Ivan,
the
September
2004
storm
that
devastated
the
Caribbean
Islands
and
the
Alabama
Gulf
Coast
before
looping
across
Florida
and
back
into
the
Gulf
of
Mexico,
where
it
regenerated
into
a
new
storm
system.
They
will
analyze
data
on
the
storm's
location,
windspeed,
and
barometric
pressure,
develop
study
questions,
and
map
the
hurricane's
position
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In
this
activity,
students
use
a
National
Weather
Service
flood
forecast,
USGS
gauging
data,
and
other
reports
to
estimate
the
maximum
storm
discharge
from
the
New
River
and
Wolf
Creek,
two
streams
in
the
Southeast
U.S.
which
experienced
flooding
in
November
2003.
Topographic
and
urban
maps
are
used
to
predict
where
flooding
would
occur
and
to
evaluate
strategies
for
reducing
flood
risk
for
the
residents
...
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