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The
type
of
climate
present
in
a
particular
location
depends
on
several
variables,
including
surface
temperature
and
annual
precipitation.
One
indicator
of
a
locale'
s
climate
is
the
vegetation
present,
a
relationship
used
by
the
Koeppen
system
of
climate
classification.
Using
a
microset
of
satellite
data
to
investigate
vegetation
of
a
particular
climate
zone,
students
will
identify
factors
that
influence
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The
Darby
Creek
watershed
encompasses
an
area
of
approximately
550
square
miles
in
central
Ohio.
The
Big
and
Little
Darby
Creeks
are
well
known
for
their
vast
diversity
and
abundance
of
aquatic
and
terrestrial
plants
and
animals.
They
are
home
to
eighty-six
species
of
fish,
five
of
which
are
endangered.
Forty-one
species
of
freshwater
mollusks
live
in
these
waters,
eight
of
which
are
on
the
Ohio
endangered
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The
depletion
of
the
ozone
layer
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
Earth's
most
important
environmental
issues.
The
Antarctic
ozone
hole
is
recognized
as
one
of
the
most
striking
indicators
of
ozone
depletion.
The
location
of
the
ozone
hole
is
generally
confined
to
the
latitudes
over
Antarctica,
although
there
are
occasions
when
the
ozone
hole
can
move
over
lower
latitudes
locations
such
as
South
America.
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The
seasons
on
Earth
are
caused
by
the
tilt
of
the
Earth
on
its
axis
as
it
revolves
around
the
Sun.
The
differences
in
climate
along
similar
latitudes
can
be
explained
by
local
variations
in
heat
transfer,
such
as
sea
and
land
breezes.
The
absorption
of
solar
radiation
by
different
surface
materials
also
contributes
to
variations
in
temperature
along
similar
latitudes.
Students
will
learn
to
correlate
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This
activity
of
the
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
walks
users
through
a
technique
for
documenting
change
in
before-and-after
sets
of
satellite
images.
The
technique
can
be
used
for
any
set
of
time-series
images
that
are
spatially
registered
to
show
the
exact
same
area
at
the
same
scale.
In
the
chapter,
users
examine
three
Landsat
images
of
the
Pearl
River
delta
in
southeastern
China.
In
the
images,
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This
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
chapter
guides
users
through
the
process
of
locating
and
graphing
data
that
has
been
collected
by
students
who
participate
in
the
GLOBE
Program.
Users
access
the
online
GLOBE
graphing
tool
and
produce
a
graph
comparing
four
Earth
system
variables
over
two
complete
years.
Data
include
Maximum
Air
Temperature,
Soil
Moisture
(at
depths
of
both
10
cm
and
90
cm),
and
Rainfall
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
build
an
instrument
that
can
be
used
to
measure
water
temperature.
Students
construct
a
soda-bottle
thermometer,
which
is
similar
to
the
thermometer
used
by
GLOBE
schools.
Both
are
based
on
the
principle
that
most
substances
expand
and
contract
as
their
temperature
changes.
This
experiment
also
demonstrates
the
principle
of
heat
transfer.
The
intended
outcome
is
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
construct
a
model
that
will
provide
students
with
a
visual
representation
of
parts
per
billion.
Students
work
in
teams
to
construct
cubes
of
different
volumes
and
to
compare
them
to
get
a
feel
for
parts
per
million
by
volume
and
parts
per
billion
by
volume.
The
intended
outcome
is
that
students
gain
a
feeling
for
the
small
quantities
of
gases,
such
as
ozone,
present
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The purpose of this resource is to select 15 km x 15 km Land Cover Sample Sites.
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The purpose of the resource is to determine the major land cover type at a Land Cover Sample Site.
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