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The
Moon's
gravity
imparts
tremendous
energy
to
the
Earth,
raising
tides
throughout
the
global
oceans.
What
happens
to
all
this
energy?
Scientists
studying
data
from
the
orbiting
TOPEX/
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Users
can
choose
from
an
extensive
selection
of
links
to
resources
for
use
in
the
study
of
the
history
of
space
exploration.
The
links
provide
access
to
historic
information
and
publications,
chronologies,
and
mission
summaries
for
American,
Russian,
European,
and
other
space
missions.
For
educators,
there
are
links
to
guides
to
robotic
spacecraft
and
to
observing
the
space
shuttle
in
orbit.
Links
...
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Visitors
to
this
site
can
learn
about
the
theory
of
plate
tectonics,
the
history
of
its
development,
and
the
mechanisms
that
drive
the
formation,
movement,
and
destruction
of
continents
and
tectonic
plates.
A
selection
of
animations
depicts
the
movements
of
crustal
plates
and
continents
through
time.
Each
animation
is
accompanied
by
an
interactive
time
scale
that
provides
links
to
descriptions
of
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This
resource
presents
information
on
global
warming
and
the
possible
impacts
of
the
melting
of
the
Antarctic
ice
sheets
and
the
resulting
rise
in
sea
level.
Materials
include
a
video
excerpt,
interviews
with
proponents
and
skeptics
on
the
issue
of
global
warming,
maps
and
descriptions
of
how
the
world's
coastlines
might
change
as
sea
levels
rise,
and
the
study
of
ice
cores
to
reveal
climatic
conditions
...
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