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Weblinks

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  • Earth Update
    Explore Earth's various systems with this interactive website from Rice University.
  • US & World Population Clocks
    The Census Bureau provides this website with continuously updated numbers on both the U.S. and world populations.
  • PBS
    This PBS website lets you explore the mysteries of Easter Island with interactive activities and information.
  • Carbon Cycle
    This website, from the Center for Educational Technologies, provides basic background information about the carbon cycle.
  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
    Learn how to reduce your impact on the planet at this helpful EPA website.
  • Windows to the Universe: Earth
    Everything you ever wanted to know about Earth, provided by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
  • Earth Update
    Select and explore any of Earth's spheres, using this Rice University website.
  • Atmosphere
    Explore Earth's atmosphere using this interactive website presented by ASPIRE.
  • The Water Cycle
    Information from NASA about Earth's water cycle.
  • Sharing Colorado River Water: History, Public Policy, and the Colorado River Compact
    This University of Arizona website provides background information about the use of the Colorado River.
  • Understanding Evolution
    UC Berkeley provides this site, which offers extensive information about evolution.
  • What Killed the Dinosaurs? The Great Mystery
    If you are wondering about the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction that killed the dinosaurs, check out this Berkeley website for some answers.
  • Geologic Time: Online Edition
    This website, from the U.S. Geological Survey, provides extensive background about geologic time, and includes information about relative and absolute dating.
  • Radiometric Dating
    Here is some background information about radiometric dating, from a professor at Georgia Perimeter College.