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Few among us think about the ocean but it is the lifeblood of our planet. It provides food, regulates the climate, and is a key part of the global economy. And yet, it is in crisis…
Distributor:GPN Tour the United Nations headquarters with Le Var Burton, then travel with members of “Kids Can Free The Children” as they journey from their homes to Nicaragua to build a school.…
AURORASLAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHEREOZONE LAYERFIND OUT MOREPRESSURE SYSTEMSThe Earth would be as lifeless as the Moon without the atmosphere – a blanket of gases surrounding the planet and…
EQUATORIAL FORESTCLIMATE ZONESHEAT FROM THE SUNMOUNTAIN CLIMATESCOASTAL CLIMATESSEASONSFIND OUT MOREEvery part of Earth has its own climate – the typical pattern of weather over a long period…
HOW CLOUDS FORMHUMIDITYTHUNDERSTORMSFIND OUT MOREAir always contains some water vapour from oceans, lakes, and the ground. Clouds form when the air cools below a certain temperature, so…
COASTAL EROSIONSEA-LEVEL CHANGEFIND OUT MORECoasts, which form the boundary between land and ocean, receive a constant battering from the wind and waves. In calm weather, the water merely…
FAULTSEISMOLOGYFIND OUT MOREEarthquakes are caused by movements of the giant tectonic plates that form Earth’s crust. SEISMOLOGY is the study of earthquakes. Most occur at cracks called…
COASTAL EROSIONGLACIAL EROSIONWIND EROSIONCHEMICAL WEATHERINGMASS MOVEMENTFIND OUT MOREThe process that breaks up and carries away the rocks and soils that make up the Earth’s surface is called…
TYPES OF FOSSILBIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM SMITH British, 1769-1839FOSSILIZATIONFIND OUT MOREFossils are the remains or traces of an animal or plant that are preserved in rock. They come in many forms,…
THE FOSSIL RECORDRADIOMETRIC DATINGFIND OUT MOREGeologists (scientists who study rocks) divide the time since the Earth was formed until today into chunks called periods. During the various…
