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Mini-Quiz: Characteristics of the Earth
by Ron Kurtus (revised 19 June 2010)
Take this Mini-quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.
If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Astronomy. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.
This is the only Earth we have. Keep it a good place to live.
Resources and references
The following resources provide information on this subject:
Websites
Earth Facts and Figures - From NASA
The Earth - Details from Nine-Planets website
Earth's Atmosphere - From the University of Tennessee Department of Physics
Space Weather - News about Earth-Sun environment
Earth's Magnetic Field Is Fading by John Roach for National Geographic News September 9, 2004
Books on the Earth
Top-rated
books on Earth Astronomy
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