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Life in Death Valley: The Mystery of the Racing Rocks
published by the Public Broadcasting Service
This PBS site provides information of the mysterious sliding rocks in Death Valley, reviews competing hypotheses, and features the work of a geologist using GPS in her investigation. The site includes a photo of a rock and its track.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/life-in-death-valley/the-m...
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image credit: Jim Gordon (Creative Commons); image source; larger image. This resource was a Physics To Go feature from July 1, 2010 until July 16, 2010. View the feature here!


Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2010 Educational Broadcasting Corporation
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Keywords: Death Valley National Park, force, geology, ice, motion, rocks, wind
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 25, 2010 by Foha Rafiq
Record Updated: Jan 24, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 April 16, 2010
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AIP Format
Life in Death Valley: The Mystery of the Racing Rocks (Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, 2010), WWW Document, (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/life-in-death-valley/the-mystery-of-the-racing-rocks/5088/).
AJP/PRST-PER
Life in Death Valley: The Mystery of the Racing Rocks (Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, 2010), <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/life-in-death-valley/the-mystery-of-the-racing-rocks/5088/>.
APA Format
Life in Death Valley: The Mystery of the Racing Rocks. (2010, April 16). Retrieved May 23, 2013, from Public Broadcasting Service: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/life-in-death-valley/the-mystery-of-the-racing-rocks/5088/
Chicago Format
Public Broadcasting Service. Life in Death Valley: The Mystery of the Racing Rocks. Alexandria: Public Broadcasting Service, April 16, 2010. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/life-in-death-valley/the-mystery-of-the-racing-rocks/5088/ (accessed 23 May 2013).
MLA Format
Life in Death Valley: The Mystery of the Racing Rocks. Alexandria: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010. 16 Apr. 2010. 23 May 2013 <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/life-in-death-valley/the-mystery-of-the-racing-rocks/5088/>.
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