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ozone layer
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This encyclopedia entry is for the term "ozone layer." The ozone layer is one layer of the stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth?s atmosphere. The stratosphere is the mass of protective gases clinging to our planet. This entry discusses what the ozone layer does for us and how we are impacting the layer. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

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Science
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National Geographic
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National Geographic Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
precipitation
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This encyclopedia entry is for the term "precipitation." Precipitation is any type of water that forms in the Earth's atmosphere and then drops onto the surface of the Earth. Water vapor, droplets of water suspended in the air, builds up in the Earth's atmosphere. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

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Earth Science
English Language Arts
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Science
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National Geographic
Author:
National Geographic Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
rain
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This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "rain." Rain is liquid precipitation: water falling from the sky. Raindrops fall to Earth when clouds become saturated, or filled, with water droplets. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

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Earth Science
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Science
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National Geographic
Author:
National Geographic Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
silt
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This is an encyclopedic entry for the term "silt." Silt is a solid, dust-like sediment that water, ice, and wind transport and deposit. Silt is made up of rock and mineral particles that are larger than clay but smaller than sand. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

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21st Century Global Geography
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Science
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National Geographic
Author:
National Geographic Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
swamp
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This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "swamp," described as an area of land permanently saturated, or filled, with water. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

Subject:
21st Century Global Geography
Biology
Earth Science
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Life Science
Physical Science
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Science
Social Studies
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Provider:
National Geographic
Author:
National Geographic Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
taiga
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This is an encyclopedia entry for the term "taiga." The taiga is a forest of the cold, subarctic region. The subarctic is an area of the Northern Hemisphere that lies just south of the Arctic Circle. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

Subject:
21st Century Global Geography
Biology
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Life Science
Physical Science
Reading Foundation Skills
Science
Social Studies
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Provider:
National Geographic
Author:
National Geographic Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
tide
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This encyclopedia entry is for the term "tide." The regular rise and fall of the ocean?s waters are known as tides. Along coasts, the water slowly rises up over the shore and then slowly falls back again. Text for this entry is appropriate for the middle and high school grade levels.

Subject:
Biology
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Science
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Diagram/Illustration
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Reference Material
Provider:
National Geographic
Author:
National Geographic Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019