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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
footprints left on the Moon’s surface by astronauts will last for
centuries, because there is no wind on the Moon?
Did you know that the temperature in the Earth's core is hotter than the Sun’s surface?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
GrabenxGraben : A graben is a down-dropped block of the earth's crust resulting from extension, or pulling, of the crust.
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Research Highlights
Sumatra experiences frequent seismic activity because it is located near the boundary of two of Earth's tectonic plates. Earthquakes occur at 'subduction zones,' such as the one west of Indonesia, when...
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