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07
Nov
2009
Serendipity: Out of the Blue Islands Seen From Space

17 hours ago by Sunil

Islands are some of the most beautiful, peaceful, violent, desolate and unique places on Earth. While experiencing a tropical island from its sandy beaches, or a volcanic island from its towering peaks is wonderful, experiencing them from above can be inspiring as well. We’ve collected images taken ...

Sunil Reddy M - sunilreddy.com · Rank: 172,487 · 1 reference

06
Nov
2009
Media coverage of DNR order to suspend mining at Nile Landslide

1 day ago by Ear to the Ground

Several newspapers and broadcasters covered the DNR Emergency Order to Suspend Operations at a rock mine at the Nile Landslide yesterday. John Bromley, a DNR geologist, was interviewed on site by Yakima TV stations, KNDO and KAPP-TV. The longest newspaper article was in the Seattle Times. Other cove ...

Ear to the Ground - washingtondnr.wordpress.com · Rank: 183,492 · 7 references

Rocks : Kinds of Metamorphic Rock

1 day ago by Lhenn

Metamorphic rocks are made from older rocks, either igneous or sedimentary. These rocks are changed by great heat and/or pressure deep beneath the earth’s surface. The heat and pressure makes crystals in the rock. If the rock already has crystals, the heat makes the crystals larger. Sometimes the pr ...

Takdang Aralin - takdangaralin.com · 1 reference

Rocks : Kinds of Sedimentary Rock

1 day ago by Lhenn

Sedimentary rock is the type of rock that is formed by sedimentation of material at the Earth’s surface and within bodies of water. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause mineral and/or organic particles to settle and accumulate or minerals to precipitate from a solution. Part ...

Takdang Aralin - takdangaralin.com · 1 reference

Looks good from above

2 days ago by Mr. Barlow

An island is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. An atoll is an island of coral that partially or completely encircles a lagoon. Atafu ( Nasa image, Google maps) is an atoll located in the south Pacific Ocean. The typical ring shape of the atoll is the result of coral reefs building up ar ...

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New Ocean in Ethiopia Confirmed

2 days ago by herocious

The show must go on. That’s the way it is with Earth. There’s no time for rest. Continents must continue to move at the same rate our fingernails grow. And ocean basins must continue to form. The earth is restless. It has a lot of shifting around and reorganizing to do while the sun still burns stro ...

::the open end:: - theopenend.com · Rank: 49,121 · 25 references

Space: International Space Station

2 days ago by Janice VanCleave

I received an email with a link to how the international space station is being built piece by piece. WOW!! It is so big and is still growing. See for yourself at: International Space Station NASA has many opportunities to learn more about the International Space Station, such as an interactive comp ...

Science Project Ideas for Kids - scienceprojectideasforkids.com · 5 references

Rocks: Kinds of Igneous Rock

2 days ago by Lhenn

Igneous rocks are made from lava or magma. Lava and magma are made of hot, melted minerals. Lava is found on or near the Earth’s surface. Magma is found far beneath the Earth’s surface. Andesite is a kind of extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic ...

Takdang Aralin - takdangaralin.com · 1 reference

Out of the Blue: Islands Seen From Space

2 days ago by Betsy Mason

> Islands are some of the most beautiful, peaceful, violent, desolate and unique places on Earth. While experiencing a tropical island from its sandy beaches, or a volcanic island from its towering peaks is wonderful, experiencing them from above can be inspiring as w ...

Wired: Wired Science - wired.com/wiredscience · Rank: 78 · 7594 references

05
Nov
2009
Sorry

2 days ago by ceciliaolsson

Sorry I havn’t been bloging. Fallbreak just ended and school is back… Got alot of test going on, and homework. Not so surprising considering the program I chose (earth science). I’ll try to blog more. But I can’t promise anything!

Cecilia Olsson's Blog - ceciliaolsson.wordpress.com

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