Earth Science

Frightening phrase, isn’t it; “Natural Disaster”? When we think about this, we first must define what we mean by natural disaster, though it is pretty straightforward. A natural disaster is simply any disaster, regardless of magnitude, that is caused by…
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Have you ever heard of dry ice, and wondered what it was or what you could do with it?This article gives you five fun and safe experiments that can be done to understand what dry ice is and its properties. Dry ice…
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Emerald ash borer beetles have created widespread quarantines in several mid-western and southeastern states in the U.S. as well as Ontario and Quebec, Canada due to its mere existence translating into death for millions of ash trees since 2002. Named…
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Making a solar box cooker is a fun educational activity you can do with your children or grandchildren. Below are instructions I have used when on camp with local Cub Scout groups Archimedes of Syracuse, an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist…
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One way to entrap or to divert oil is by using booms. There are many methods for entrapment and methods for entrainment using booms in various configurations. The entrainment method is used to divert oil that is in fast moving water….
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The four basic areas of earth science include topics that study the earth, the seas, the skies and the earth’s environment: geology, astronomy, oceanography and meteorology. Geology According to geology.com., geology includes the study of the Earth, what it is…
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Yurts are a most brilliant and energy efficient form of housing. They comes to us from central Asia. The Mongolian people created the yurt as a movable dwelling, appropriate for their life style. Since most mongolians have large flocks of…
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Avalanches can be the worst nightmare of anybody on a mountain, or below it for that matter.  When observing avalanches, if that’s even possible, you might notice a couple of differences in many of the ways that they form and…
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Sustainable agriculture has taken on a very impressive tone. It is, in reality, mostly the same practices which farmers have been using for centuries. Understanding its secret is as simple, and as complex, as answering the question, “How do we…
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THE ROCK CYCLE The rock cycle is a process that is constantly going on on Earth. It is something that has been happening since the creation of the planet and is something that will continue to happen forever. Without the…
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