Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 25: Stars and Galaxies

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Topic: Space Weather

Visit these sites to learn more about space weather and its effects. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.



Today's Space Weather

( http://www.sec.noaa.gov/today.html )
Current space weather

( http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/index.html )
NOAA Space Weather Scales

( http://www.sec.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/ )
A Primer on Space Weather

( http://www.sec.noaa.gov/primer/primer.html )
University of North Carolina outreach web page about space weather

( http://www.sec.noaa.gov/primer/primer.html )
Space Weather

( http://www.spaceweather.noaa.gov/ )

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Topic: Evolution of Stars

Visit these sites for more information about the evolution of star. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.



What's Hot Kids

( http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/universe.html )
NASA StarChild

( http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/stars.html )
NASAKIDS Black Holes Page

( http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/blackhole/index.shtml )
KidsAstronomy.com Black holes page

( http://www.kidsastronomy.com/black_hole.htm )
NASA page about neutron stars and pulsars

( http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/pulsars.html )
Introduction to White Dwarfs

( http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/dwarfs.html )

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Visit these sites to learn more about whether it is possible for Earth astronauts to travel to the nearest stars.



Ask an Astronomer - NASA

( http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/980403b.html )
Wordiq Encyclopedia - Interstellar Travel

( http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Interstellar_travel )
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