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The Earth: Our Home Planet
Web Links
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- Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere
Detailed introduction to the research on the Earth's magnetic environment in space.
- Constellations Spawn Debris Rings Around Earth
This piece from Space Daily explores the question of debris orbiting the earth.
- Earth: All Stressed Out
Includes information on earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and more.
- Plate Tectonics
This site includes plate tectonic animations, plus history and theory of plate tectonics.
- This Dynamic Earth
This U.S. Geological Survey site provides information about "hotspots" on Earth, describes the effect of plate tectonic movement on human populations, and more.
- On the Move: Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
This NASA site gives an overview of continental drift and describes NASA's role in investigating it.
- Earth
Want to learn more about the earth? You'll find all the information you need in this fact-filled page from the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
- The Earth's Atmosphere
Learn about the composition of the atmosphere and layers of the earth's atmosphere here.
- Greenhouse Effect
How does the loss of ozone affect our climate? This page from Newton's Apple explores the science of the greenhouse effect.
- Solar Energy
Learn all about solar technologies and issues on this U.S. Department of Energy site.
- Weather Wisdom - Rising Air Motion
The Wisconsin Weather Team teaches about weather forecasting on this site.
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