to astronomers a huge explosion named the Big Bang created the Universe about 14 billion years ago . There are four basic forces that control the Universe : electromagnetism, the weak force, the strong force, and gravity. The asteroids, galaxies, comets, black holes, red dwarfs, meteors, moons, planets etc also constitute the Universe. There are nine planets planets in our solar system. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The distances between these
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Submitting Essays Essays are due before midnight on Sunday Oct 11th (end of week 10). They should be submitted online through the submission box provided in the Assessments page on Moodle. You can submit in a range of file formats (MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF, Postscript, HTML, RTF and plain text). Essay Topics — Choose one of the following 1. History of Radio Telescopes Describe the development of single dish radio telescopes and advantages of radio interferometers. Discuss major discoveries
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1 Define solar system ? Ans The region of the universe near the sun that includes the sun, the nine known major planets and their moons or satellites, and objects such as asteroids and comets that travel in independent orbits. The major planets, in order of their average distance from the sun, are Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. 2 What are epidemics? Ans An epidemic is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population
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the dodo and why? 3. When did the last dodo die? Dinosaurs There are many theories as to how the dinosaurs became extinct. Keep in mind that there is no absolutely proven theory. Asteroid Theory According to this theory a large asteroid or comet collided with Earth about 65 million years ago. Scientists think that such a large collision would throw so much dust into the air that sunlight would not be able to shine and plants and animals would die. The dramatic changes in climate that resulted
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The Splendor of the Assembly Process in Manufacturing Abstract The assembly process is both unique and versatile, and presents an interesting way to look at all manufacturing processes as a whole instead of individual pieces. By examining the different methods and materials that make up today’s products it will be shown how the assembly process is the most versatile and mandatory process in manufacturing. Examining the different methods and materials reveals the uniqueness of the assembly
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2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End? 12.22.11 Scenes from the motion picture "2012." Courtesy Columbia Pictures. Remember the Y2K scare? It came and went without much of a whimper because of adequate planning and analysis of the situation. Impressive movie special effects aside, Dec. 21, 2012, won't be the end of the world as we know. It will, however, be another winter solstice. Much like Y2K, 2012 has been analyzed and the science of the end of the Earth thoroughly studied. Contrary
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1743-9132.htm IJMF 6,1 24 A comparative analysis of the performance of conventional and Islamic unit trust companies in Malaysia Norma Md. Saad, M. Shabri Abd. Majid, Salina Kassim, Zarinah Hamid and Rosylin Mohd. Yusof Department of Economics, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of
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this page: 4th - 5th | Table of Contents | Enchanted Learning All About Astronomy | Site Index | Our Solar System | Stars | Glossary | Printables, Worksheets, and Activities | The Sun | The Planets | The Moon | Asteroids | Kuiper Belt | Comets | Meteors | | Astronomers | | The Stars | Lifecycle | Nuclear Fusion | Brightest Stars | Galaxies | Other Solar Systems | Constellations | Why Stars Twinkle | Birth | Death | Star Types | Closest Stars | Nebulae | Major Stars | The Zodiac
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Invincibility While playing the game, quickly press Right, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Left, X, Triangle to be invincible for five minutes. You must enter the code again after five minutes to reactive invincibility. Full health and armor While playing the game, quickly press Circle, L1, Triangle, R2, X, Square, Circle, Right, Square, L1(3). Give weapons and extra ammo While playing the game, quickly press Triangle, R2, Left, L1, X, Right, Triangle, Down, Square, L1(3). Lower wanted level
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( Exam on Analogy 1.Biography : Autography (a) mobile : automobile (b) dead : living (c) testimony : confession (d) author : performer (e) memories : history 2. INDIFFERENT : CONCERN (a) unbigoted : tolerance (b) unnatural: emotion (c) variable :change (d) arrogant : modesty (e)intrepid : bravery 3. PLAY : ACTS
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