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Some volcanoes erupt explosively, like opening a shaken soda bottle, because their magma is full of gases.

Find out why and how volcanoes form.

Find out what causes volcanoes to erupt and how scientists study them.

Volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes... Examine how plate tectonics affect our world.

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If you marked every active volcano in the world on a map, you'd start to notice a pattern. Most of the world's active...

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Most volcanoes form along plate boundaries. But some of the world's largest and most active volcanoes are found far f...

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Jim is fascinated with volcanoes. He wants to know why some volcanoes erupt explosively, and how he might be able to...

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Granite is an igneous rock, which means it formed from magma, or melted rock. It forms deep inside the Earth under a...

Visit a scientist's lab to see how he creates a magma chamber!

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The Earth is always changing. Mountains form and erode away. Volcanoes erupt and grow larger. Earthquakes shift the l...

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Igneous rocks form when magma, or melted rock from inside the Earth, cools and hardens. They can form above ground wh...

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Ed Mathez has always been fascinated by rocks and the Earth. As a young boy, he went with his mother to old rock quar...

Find out what happens when magma rises from intensely hot areas in Earth's mantle.

What causes mountains to rise?

Did you know that all continents on Earth were once a huge supercontinent?

Explore the layers of our planet: the crust, mantle, and core.

Earthquakes are happening all the time. Find out more about them!

Water is a precious resource, and all things need water to survive.

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Play to explore how the movement of tectonic plates affect our planet.

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Antarctica is like no other place on Earth. The continent is covered almost entirely by a thick ice sheet. Yet there...

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When viewed from above, the wide-open sea is vast and flat. But venture below and you'll find a varied landscape that...

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Mars is often called the "red planet." It's red because its surface is covered with rusted particles of iron.

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Venus and Earth are sometimes called sister planets because of their similar size, but don't let this comparison fool...

Send a note to a friend with these earthy letterheads.

Test your knowledge about our planet Earth with this quiz.

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These rocks provide the most clues about the history of life on Earth.

Take a peek at our planet's layers, learn what secrets rocks reveal, and gain a long view of history.

Find out exactly what cloning involves. Do not try this at home!

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The Earth is our home. So far, it's the only place that we know of that has life. Everywhere you look on Earth there...

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The oddest thing about Uranus is that the planet, its rings, and its moons "roll" around the Sun on an axis...

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If you ever go to Mercury, bring your sunscreen because it is the planet closest to the Sun. You'll also need a pair...

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On July 5, 1997, the six-wheeled robotic rover, Sojourner, rolled down a ramp from the Pathfinder spacecraft onto the...

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The smallest and most distant of the "gas giant" planets. Neptune has much in common with its three huge ne...

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Saturn is known for the beautiful rings that form a giant hula hoop around it. The rings are made of chunks of ice an...

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The Viking mission was the first to explore Mars' surface. Two spacecraft, Viking 1 and 2, each with an orbiter and a...

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Pathfinder landed on Mars' surface carrying thesix-wheeled Sojourner rover, a mobile robot. Rover and lander took ov...

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) runs the space program, but that's just part of what they do.

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Craters are formed when objects from space crash onto a planet's surface. The impact blasts a hole or impression wher...

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