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| Astronomy Simulations Test your knowledge with these interactive models of the Earth, Moon and Sun system! |
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| Astronomy Images | |
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| Picture of The Day Archive This site is provided by NASA and shows various images related to astronomy including asteroids, comets, planets, galaxies etc. |
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| Sun, Seasons and Moon Phases | |
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| Practice Regents Questions |
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| Sun and Seasons Answer Key |
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| Local Moon Data Find your current phase of the moon, moon rise, sunrise etc. |
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| Moon Information and Articles List of articles and information about the Moon from NASA. |
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| Moon and Astronomy Information and Links This website has a number of links and information to satisfy your curiosity about the moon and Astronomy. |
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| Moon information This site contains lots of useful information on the moon. There are lots of images, descriptions of when it rises/sets, Moon phases etc. |
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| Tides Tutorial | |
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| Tides Tutorial Information on tides, their causes and general information. |
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| Big Bang and Nebular Hypothesis | |
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| Tutorial on gravity, the Big Bang Theory and the Red-Shift |
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| Hubble Digs Deeply, Toward Big Bang |
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| Big Bang movie |
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| Star Evolution | |
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| Stars and Much More Information and pictures of stars, solar flares as well as nebulas galaxies etc. Take a look at the astounding images and information provided. |
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| Interactive HR Diagrams Contains two diagrams one is an animation that takes you through the live cycle of a star. The second diagram has 17 corresponding questions that can be answered for review. |
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| Ellipses | |
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| Ellipse Video Video demonstrating how to draw and measure ellipses |
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| Ineteractive Animation Great animation that allows you to change the planets orbits, speed eccentricity etc. A great way to test your understanding of orbits and ellipses. |
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| Plate tectonics | |
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| Earth Quakes This site takes you through how and why earth quakes occur, their impact, predictability and why scientists struggle to predict earth quakes. Just click the arrow at the bottom of each page. |
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| Earthquake information and animations |
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| Vocabulary definitions Definitions of words related to plate tectonics, earth quakes, volcanoes etc. |
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| Animations Some useful animations showing rifting, continental drift and other processes related to plate tectonics. |
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| Sea-Floor Spreading Power Point Tutorial on Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Spreading. |
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| History and driving mechanism Contains a history and explanation of Plate Tectonics as well as a number of animations showing how the continents have moved in the past. |
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| The Dynamic Earth Contains information, diagrams and pictures dealing with how the Earth is changing. This includes how plates move, earth quakes, hot spots etc. |
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| Relative Dating of Rocks and Geologic History | |
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| Relative Dating (of Rock Layers) Reviews the basic principles used to relate the ages of rock layers. |
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| Ways to Correlate or Match Rock Layers (Strata) Interactive practice....check your answers instantly! |
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| General Links for Earth Science and Physical Science | |
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| Earth and Space Animations A variety of animations dealing with space, the Solar System and our changing planet. |
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| NASA video archive Great source of cool videos related to science, space and Earth Science! |
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| Earth Science Regents Review | |
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| Practice Questins Practice Questions broken up by type (multiple choice or short answer) as well as topic weather, astronomy etc. |
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| Topic by Topic Regents Questions This site has a number of practice Regents questions divided up by topic. This is a great resource for brushing up on your weak areas. |
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| 100 Interactive Ways to Pass the Earth Science Regents Exam The 100 illustrated ways to pass the Regents exam has lots of important relationships and graphs that can help you seek out that perfect score on your Regents Exam. |
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| Old Regents Exams and Answers Contains an archive of old regents exams including scoring materials and answer sheets for part two questions. |
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| Reference tables Digital copy of the the Earth Science Reference tables. |
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| Intermediate Level Science State Test Review | |
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| Practice Exams Online! This site provides five practice exams. They are interactive so you can check your answers as you go through them. |
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