What Goes Up Must Come Down - Extra Credit When the snowshoe hare population goes up the lynx population also goes up. I would expect an increasing lynx population to affect the snowshoe hare population because the snowshoe hare population will go down. This happens because there will be more lynx to prey upon the hare. When the snowshoe hare population goes down the lynx population also goes down. This happens because there would be less hare for the lynx to feed on. Is visible that lynxes
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Hunting is not the biggest threat to polar bears. Scientific studies point to a much larger issue as to why polar bears are becoming endangered. The true reason is that global warming is not only affecting people, but the whole environment. The home of the polar bear is Antarctica, in the South Pole. The lowest recorded temperature was once -136 F, but is suddenly increasing and becoming warmer. Recent temperatures in the home of the polar bear show that they are around -20 fahrenheit-on its coldest
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Efficient use and installation of Thermal Mass to utilize solar thermal energy Submitted to: Dr. M.S. Soni Submitted by: Prateek Jain(2011B1A4696P) Chintan Singhvi(2011B2A4811P) Contents ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................................................... 3 KEY WORDS .............................................................................................................................
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Being civil engineers it becomes imperative on our part to device some modern construction methodology to contribute our bit to prevent further worsening of the condition. Buildings alone waste 13% of the global energy production because of poor insulation. That’s equals to nearly four billion barrels of oil a year. Its an unbelievable waste just to heat up the sky. After years of research scientists have revealed the technology in the form of aerogels that could transform our cities and usher in
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3 Home Insulation Tips As a homeowner concerned about utility costs, the first thing you need to do is a thorough check of your home to make sure it is insulated properly. Your most expensive utility is your heating and cooling bill. By taking some measures to ensure your home is insulated, you can reduce the amount of your cost to heat and cool your home. The following are three home insulation tips that will help you to keep your costs as low as possible: R Value of Insulation Many homes,
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Polar Bears I did my favorite organism on Polar Bears. I chose this animal because it is very interesting on how they live and how they survive. The temperatures in the Arctic tundra vary from 50 degrees fahrenheit to -37 degrees fahrenheit. The diet of a Polar bear is a variety of different organism that live in the arctic tundra. But one thing the Polar bear likes the most is seals and bearded seals. I think that they eat this as their main source of food because they spend a lot of time in
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Polar Bears: WWF Polar bears are classified as marine animals because they spend most of their life on the ice from the Arctic Ocean. Their bodies are structured with layers of fat along with water resistant fur to stay warm in such cold, wet conditions. They spend about 50% of their time hunting for seals, which most of their diet consists of. Recently, the polar bear population has significantly declined due to climate change. Because of oil spills, the warming of the atmosphere and illegal
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The Arctic Tundra Introduction The Arctic Tundra is a really cold and harsh environment, which supports very little life including Arctic Foxes, Polar Bears, Grey Wolves, Caribou, Snow Geese and Musk Oxen. These are very harsh conditions and these animals are hanging on to life. The rainfall in The Arctic Tundra is also very low. Location The Arctic Tundra extends between the edge of the Arctic Ocean and the coniferous forest of the Taiga How they formed Tundras form at high angular distances
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really not, it’s a every small place……” This means that even though people may think that not everyone would know everyone, they are wrong because everyone that lives in the Arctic knows everyone. This is why I know that the Inuits have a VERY strong bond. 2. Why would the Inuit have needed to understand the natural patterns of Arctic wildfire? The reason the Inuit need to understand the Arctic’s wildlife because when the hunters are going on the ice to go hunting for food for their families, then need
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Section 5- Canada and the Arctic Council The Northern Arctic covers over two fifths of Canada and houses more than 111,700 Canadians (Barry-Pheby 261). The north also covers over two thirds of Canada’s coastline, an area of roughly 3.5 million square kilometers. Canada’s foreign policy in the Arctic advances its interests in the domestic and international front. Therefore, creating a northern strategy for the Arctic has enabled the government to unlock its true potential. Canada is keen on exercising
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