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Earth, the largest and densest rocky planet, was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. The Earth's ...
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The atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), and other gases (1%) that surrounds ...
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The Earth has a magnetic field with north and south poles. The magnetic field of the Earth ...
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The Earth's one natural satellite, the Moon, is more than one quarter the size of Earth itself ...
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Do you wonder what Earth's Polar Regions are like? Where do polar bears live? Where do penguins ...
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Warm near the equator and cold at the poles, our planet is able to support a variety of living ...
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Water is found in many places on Earth including on the surface of the planet, within rocks ...
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What is life? Why is there life on Earth, but not on any other planets in the solar system ...
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The United Nations estimated that between 1994-2015, there were 6,873 natural disasters worldwide, ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that the
Earth’s lithosphere is broken into giant plates, which occasionally
move and can produce
earthquakes?
Did you know that individuals don’t evolve, but populations do?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Dip-slip faultxDip-slip fault : Dip-slip faults are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically. If the rock mass above an inclined fault moves down, the fault is termed normal, whereas if the rock above the fault moves up, the fault is termed reverse.
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Research Highlights
Glaciovolcanoes, they're called, these rumbling mountains where the orange-red fire of magma meets the frozen blue of glaciers. Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which erupted recently, is but one of...
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