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This
activity
centers
around
the
Modified
Mercalli
Intensity
Scale,
which
contains
brief
descriptions
of
what
people
might
have
felt
in
an
earthquake
and
what
might
have
happened
to
buildings
and
natural
features.
The
different
levels
of
the
scale
are
designated
with
Roman
numerals,
and
they
correspond
to
groups
of
effects
that
are
produced
by
about
the
same
amount
of
shaking.
During
this
activity,
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
stars
including
star
statistics,
and
a
star
gallery.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
and
engaging
web
site
that
spans
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences
and
includes
a
rich
array
of
documents,
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This
website
is
provided
by
ThinkQuest,
a
global
network
of
students,
teachers,
parents,
and
technologists
dedicated
to
youth-centered
learning
on
the
internet.
This
site
highlights
the
following
natural
disasters:
famine,
cyclones,
brushfires,
drought,
volcanoes,
earthquakes,
and
tsunamis.
Information
provided
about
these
disasters
includes
where
they
occur,
how
they
occur,
and
case
studies
of
each
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These activities present evidence, illustrations and visualizations for some of the changes in the Earth's crust. Students will learn to categorize materials as either chemically or physically weathered, describe how a glacier can change the crust of the Earth (erratic rocks, hills, scraping), and identify at least five examples of changes in the crust within walking distance of their school.
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This
is
a
brief
overview
of
the
Theory
of
Plate
Tectonics.
According
to
the
theory,
the
Earth's
surface
layer,
or
lithosphere,
consists
of
seven
large
and
18
smaller
plates
that
move
and
interact
in
various
ways.
Along
their
boundaries,
they
converge,
diverge,
and
slip
past
one
another,
creating
the
Earth's
seismic
and
volcanic
activities.
These
plates
lie
atop
a
layer
of
partly
molten
rock
called
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
constellations
including
detailed
information
about
planets,
gods
and
goddesses,
myths,
and
northern
hemisphere
and
southern
hemisphere
constellations.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
...
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
Venus
including
detailed
information
about
this
planet,
space
science,
Venus
atmosphere,
planetary
geology,
space
missions,
myths,
and
the
greenhouse
effect.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
an
innovative
...
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
Mercury
including
detailed
information
about
this
planet,
space
science,
planetary
geology,
Mercury's
atmosphere,
Mercury's
formation,
the
magnetosphere,
and
myths.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
develop
...
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
Mars
including
detailed
information
about
this
planet,
space
science,
Martian
atmosphere,
Martian
weather,
planetary
geology,
space
missions,
myths,
surface
topography,
moons,
rings,
and
craters.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
...
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
web
site
provides
information
and
images
about
Jupiter
including
detailed
information
about
giant
planet
formation,
composition,
interior,
surface,
planetary
geology,
space
science,
atmosphere,
magnetosphere,
plasmasphere,
moons,
rings,
and
myths.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
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