MS-ESS2-4

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

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  1. Earth

    Let’s learn about rivers

    Rivers vary a lot in size and terrain, but all share a few basic features.

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  2. Environment

    Watch out: Hail can get really big!

    New data from hailstones suggest most of these icy chunks may not form the way scientists long thought.

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  3. Environment

    Study uncovers secrets in water’s underground treks

    Water's subterranean travels can be long, slow — and carry pollutants far from where they first got drawn into the Earth.

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  4. Planets

    Mars’ rust suggests it was once wet — and its seas frigid

    Mars may once have held enough water to fill oceans and form coastlines. And the planet’s red dust hints that its seas would have been quite frigid.

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  5. Earth

    Scientists Say: Frost Quake

    When wet soil abruptly freezes, it creates high pressure underground. When the pressure releases, it can trigger a mini-earthquake called a frost quake.

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  6. Earth

    Surprise! The jet stream can trigger cloud formation

    Most cloud-seeding particles may come from a newly discovered mechanism — stratospheric intrusion.

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  7. Tech

    Gravity ‘batteries’ might help a weighty renewable-energy problem

    To store the energy generated by wind and solar power, researchers are looking at mammoth systems that raise and lower weights.

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  8. Physics

    How salty does the sea have to be for an egg to float?

    Some objects float on top of the ocean, and other objects sink to the bottom. Why? Try this eggs-periment to find out!

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  9. Climate

    Greenland’s inland ice is melting far faster than anyone thought

    Inland melting of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream is accelerating — and may contribute far more to sea level rise than earlier estimates suggested.

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