Science Online Links

Chapter 3: Motion, Acceleration, and Forces

Topic: Running Speeds
Visit these sites for more information about the running speeds of various animals. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

Top 5 Fastest Animals

( http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,93000,00.html )

Extreme Science: Site Index of World Records

( http://www.extremescience.com/record_index.htm )

Fastest Land Animals

( http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/fastestanimals.htm )

Olympic Swimming Records

( http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olswirec.shtml )

Swimming World Records

( http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/swimming/records.htm )

Topic: Forces and Fault Lines
Visit these sites to learn more about unbalanced forces that occur along Earth’s fault lines. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

All Earthquake Strike Slip Fault Lines Aren’t Equal

( http://unisci.com/stories/20013/0702013.htm )

What is a fault and what are the different types?

( http://earthquake.usgs.gov/faq/plates.html#6 )

Fault Motion

( http://www.iris.edu/gifs/animations/faults.htm )