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Virtual
Earthquake
is
an
interactive
web-based
program
designed
to
introduce
the
concepts
of
how
an
earthquake
epicenter
is
located
and
how
the
Richter
magnitude
of
an
earthquake
is
determined.
Virtual
Earthquake
shows
the
recordings
of
an
earthquake's
seismic
waves
detected
by
instruments
far
away
from
the
earthquake.
The
instrument
recording
the
seismic
waves
is
called
a
seismograph
and
the
recording
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This
activity
describes
the
technique
of
preparing
"GIS-ready"
data
and
shows
how
to
map
that
data
and
conduct
basic
analyses
using
a
geographic
information
system
(GIS).
First,
you
will
download
and
format
near
real-time
and
historical
earthquake
data
from
the
USGS.
Using
latitude
and
longitude
fields,
you
will
then
plot
these
data
in
a
GIS.
Next,
you
will
analyze
patterns
by
querying
records
and
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This is a digital atlas of tectonism and volcanism of the last one million years. It is a compilation of images showing field, geophysical, and satellite measurements.
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This resource covers basic astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, the Sun and related topics (weather, electromagnetic waves, nuclear energy), and space flight. The material stresses space applications, history, and intuitive content, and includes a brief refresher course on algebra and trigonometry. It is also available in Spanish.
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This site provides a non-mathematical introduction to the magnetism of the Earth, the Sun, the planets and their environments, following an historical thread. It is also available in French, Spanish, and German.
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This
non-mathematical,
self-contained
exposition
of
studies
of
the
Earth's
magnetic
environment
in
space
covers
such
topics
as
magnetism,
electrons,
eons
and
plasmas,
the
radiation
belt,
the
sun
and
the
solar
wind,
exploring
earthspace,
the
dynamic
magnetosphere,
auroras,
and
interplanetary
field
lines.
Many
of
the
topics
introduce
the
user
to
the
related
physics
and
astronomy,
and
are
thus
a
useful
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This
booklet
provides
a
brief
introduction
to
the
concept
of
plate
tectonics
and
complements
the
visual
and
written
information
in
This
Dynamic
Planet,
a
map
published
in
1994
by
the
U.S.
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
and
the
Smithsonian
Institution.
The
booklet
highlights
some
of
the
people
and
discoveries
that
advanced
the
development
of
the
theory
and
traces
its
progress
since
its
proposal.
Although
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Scientists
have
studied
the
physical
properties
of
clouds
and
have
developed
instruments
onboard
satellites
to
characterize
the
types
of
clouds
they
see
below.
Some
satellites
have
instruments
that
allow
them
to
measure
rainfall
as
well.
For
this
lesson,
students
will
hypothesize
what
types
of
clouds
they
believe
will
create
the
most
precipitation
(rainfall)
over
Nashville,
TN.
Students
use
the
Live
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One
of
the
most
studied
and
important
ocean
currents
of
the
world
lies
along
the
eastern
coast
of
the
United
States
and
is
called
the
Gulf
Stream.
It
derives
its
name
from
its
source
region
of
warm
water
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
For
the
past
two
decades,
scientists
have
been
collecting
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
data
from
satellites,
buoys
and
ships
in
the
Gulf
Stream
and
Atlantic
Basin.
In
this
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Corals
feed
on
algae
that
thrive
in
the
sunlit
water
surrounding
a
reef.
However,
when
water
temperatures
get
too
warm,
the
algae
food
source
dies
and
corals
turn
a
whitish
color.
Through
scientific
observation,
it
has
been
determined
that
coral
bleaching
may
occur
when
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
exceeds
30C
or
86F
for
a
week
or
longer.
During
late
2005,
a
major
coral
bleaching
event
occurred
when
...
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