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EARTH SCIENCE

Comprehending Geologic Time
    AnthroLimited; offers a way to see by analogy the geologic time periods of the earth's history

Climate Prediction Center - The ENSO Cycle

Graphs, images, photographs, and summaries of the mean state of the Ocean, the ENSO Cycle, El Nino, and La Nina. 

GeologyLink  

Inventory and Monitoring Program
    National Park Service provides a long-term ecological monitoring program, species list, vegetation maps, and soils and geology maps.

Major Biomes of the World
    Regional ecological groups of plants, soils, animals, climates--covers the globe

Maryland Geological Survey

Mineralogy Database  

NSIDC Educational Resources (National Snow and Ice Data Center)
    Snow, glaciers, avalanches, ice shelves and bergs, blizzards.

Oceanography: Ocean in Motion
    Office of Naval Research Focus of Technology site: the oceans, their composition, tides, major currents, ocean life, habitats, research, etc.

Savage Earth
    Articles about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis are presented along with animations that illustrate the action of these natural phenomena. 

Stream System Technology Center
    Designed to improve knowledge of stream systems and their processes.

U.S. Geological Survey Library

Volcanoes of the World

 

 

Questions
1.  What does ENSO stand for?
2.  What is La Nina?
3.  Who or what is responsible for ExploreZone.com?
4.  Why is the sky blue and the sunset red?
5.  Find a temperature conversion chart for Fahrenheit to Celsius.|
6.  Find two virtual field trips within the State of Maryland and explore them.
7.  Who is responsible for the Geology Link?
8.  Locate the Site Index and use it to find the nearest Prototype Park for the long-term study featured on this site.  What biome does this park represent?
9.  Who is responsible for the Mineralogy Database?
10. What two systems of classification are mentioned?
11. Find an orange mineral named Dreyerite.
12. What usually causes a tsunami?
13. What is a pyroclastic flow?
14. What plug-in is needed to view the annimations at this site?
15. What is a plug-in?

September, 2008