MS-ESS2-2
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
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Earth
The quake that shook up geology
North America’s biggest earthquake struck 50 years ago. Here’s what science has learned about Earth since the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake.
By Beth Geiger -
Environment
Does lightning sculpt mountains?
A new study sparks debate about how much rubble on a mountainside has been blasted loose by powerful bolts from the sky.
By Sid Perkins -
Earth
Explainer: Ice sheets and glaciers
Ice sheets and glaciers give scientists clues about climate change.
By Douglas Fox -
Earth
Explainer: Antarctica, land of lakes
There are many, although they tend to be buried under rivers of ice.
By Douglas Fox -
Earth
Big rocks’ balancing acts
Scientists study how balanced boulders resist falling over — and what that may say about earthquakes.
By Douglas Fox -
Earth
Tsunami’s trek traced in the sky
Scientists photograph atmospheric ripples that followed the March tsunami across the Pacific.
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Earth
Digging into a tsunami disaster
A powerful earthquake under the Indian Ocean changed Earth's surface and spin.
By Emily Sohn -
Earth
Ancient heights
Leaf fossils can help track the rise and fall of mountain ranges.
By Emily Sohn -
Earth
A volcano wakes up
Earthquakes, small eruptions, and a new lava dome unsettle Mount St. Helens.