Earth Science Link Archive

 

Galaxies:

Earth's Motions in Space:

(and relative speeds) 

Rotation on axis

Revolution around sun

SS revolution around galaxy

Galaxy (MW) through space

http://einstein.byu.edu/~masong/HTMstuff/C26Q1.html - Cosmology quiz

http://www.astro.washington.edu/labs/clearinghouse/labs/HubbleLawShort/lab.html - Hubble Law lab

http://www.astro.washington.edu/labs/parallax/ - Parallax, proper motion online labs

http://pr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR11680.html - first brown dwarf

 

 Stars:

http://www.physics.gmu.edu/classinfo/astr103/CourseNotes/Ppt/Lec04_pt4_starRadiation/sld001.htm

http://wind.cc.whecn.edu/~marquard/astronomy/sunlike.htm - see also the Massive Stars link

http://www.imsa.edu/edu/astro/astrostudents/97_98_1/t08p2/ - star life cycles

http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/N-Q/phys/teaching/phy103/examples1.html - Luminosity, magnitude, etc

 

Space Exploration:

http://library.thinkquest.org/10122/data/MAIN.HTM - overview of astronomy, better than it looks at first

http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/apollo.htm - all about the Apollo Program

http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/ - "TNP" is The Nine Planets, all nine of them and more

http://library.thinkquest.org/28743/main.html - lots of info, click around

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html - Astronomy Pic of the Day

http://www.heavens-above.com/main.asp?Loc=Newnan&Lat=33.381&Lng=-84.800&TZ=EST - find a satellite, Iridium flare, or even a constellation

Review Guide

Internet Assignment

 

E-M-S System:

http://www.redzero.demon.co.uk/moonhoax - if that Fox "documentary" got you wondering, now get the facts!

http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/resource-ref-read/chief-systems/index.htm - has some neat models to explain historical E-M-S views.

http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/astronomy/astr101/kepler.htm - basic facts on some important figures in astronomy.

http://www.mindentimes.on.ca/CosmicThing/Main.html - cool java applet that lets you watch motion of E-M-S and planets

http://library.thinkquest.org/28743/main.html - lots of info, click around

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html - Astronomy Pic of the Day

http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/curric/space/sun/ssproj.html - pictures of the sun--today!

Review Sheet

Internet Assignment

Weather:

http://www.weather.com

http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/ - Web Weather for Kids

http://www.weatherworks.com/monthly/q_and_a/question.html - interesting, relevant questions and answers

http://www.discovery.com/area/history/dustbowl/dustbowlopener.html

http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-5194,00.html - have a look at this site

http://www.wxdude.com/question.html - list of fun facts, and on-line quizzes

http://home.nycap.rr.com/teachertown/weathfac.html - A list of weather facts: the hottest, the coldest, the wettest and driest.

http://www.wxdude.com/proverb.html - Some old-time weather proverbs explained.

http://www.enn.com/specialreports/climate/ - good info source on global warming

Review Guide

Internet Assignment

Rivers:

http://www.geo.duke.edu/geo41/str.htm - Great pictures of stream features

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/selway/home/firsthome.html - On-line white water adventure!

http://www.ucriverkeeper.org/mmnavind.htm - Chattahoochee Riverkeepers

http://nsidc.org/glaciers/story/page1.html - All About Glaciers

http://www.epa.gov/ow/kids.html - "Kids' page" at the EPA's Office of Water

Rivers Quiz Study Guide

Quia River Page

Earthquakes/Plate Tectonics:

Plate Types: Continental, Oceanic

Boundaries: Convergent, Divergent, Transform

Moho, shadow zone, interior structure

Seismograph, triangulation, P-wave, S-wave, L-wave, epicenter, focus

Examples: Northridge, Loma Prieta, San Francisco (1906), Good Friday

 

 

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