Earthquakes are a result of that process. Plate tectonics is the area of science that explains why the surface of the earth changes and how those changes cause earthquakes.

地震就是这种运动的一个结果。行星构造一个解释为什么地球表面会变化和这些改变怎样导致地震的一个科学领域。

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The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all.

全球变暖以及随之而来的气候变化影响我们每个人。

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During cooling most migrants would be expected to travel toward Africa, which is near the equator, since this is the direction dictated by habitat changes on a cooling Earth.

在气候变冷期间，大多数迁徙者预计将前往靠近赤道的非洲，因为在气候变冷的地球上，这是栖息地变化所决定的方向。

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Plate tectonics is the area of science that explains why the surface of the Earth changes and how those changes cause earthquakes.

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Knowing more about how the Yarkovsky effect changes an asteroid's orbit will help scientists better predict whether RQ36 will come near Earth.

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This week, we will tell about a study linking activity on the sun to changes in Earth's climate.

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This is enough, say the scientists, to encourage dangerous changes to the Earth's climate.

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The loss of observations of key Earth system components and processes will weaken the ability to understand and forecast changes arising from interactions and feedbacks within the Earth system and limit the data and information available to users and decision makers.

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The amount of carbon dioxide varies daily somewhat and has cycled historically in accordance with changes in the Earth's orbit, a phenomenon known as Milankovitch cycles.

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