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feathery cirrus clouds over Pinawa Dam Provincial Park
Earth's environmental spheres
Earth's axis and sunlight
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rising air in a stable atmosphere
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Mount St. Helens volcano
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What is Earth's atmosphere composed of?
Learn about the water cycle and how oceans act as the Earth's water reservoirs
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Encyclopaedia Britannica thistle graphic to be used with a Mendel/Consumer quiz in place of a photograph.
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Archaea at Midway Geyser Basin in the Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Largest hot spring in Yellowstone, third largest in the world. Temp. 147-188F Dim. 250x380 ft. Archaeon, archeon, Yellowstone Geysers, algae
How the Earth Works: A Quiz
ten types of clouds and their elevation: cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus
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