THE UNIVERSE When we look up in the night sky we can see the stars and the moon. And because it is natural to be curious, we ask questions and we want answers. When our view was limited by what our eyes could see, the sky was our Universe. Then the telescopes deepened our view, photography enhanced it, and spectroscopy broadened it. The universe grew from a sky of stars to a realm of galaxies, to an expanding universe of galaxies. Many people believe that nature, the sun and moon, the star,
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Geology Notes Origin of Planet Earth and Solar System: * Earth as a unique planet 1. Presence of a “hydrosphere”/ there’s liquid water/ makes life possible 2. Presence of a life supporting atmosphere/ there’s oxygen: not too much, not too little (too much oxygen results in fires) 3. Distance from the sun/ controls overall temperature of planet, Goldilocks Zone: not too hot, not too cold/ also controls composition of planet * Terrestrial Planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid
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journeys of geographical exploration commissioned by a variety of nation states in Europe? Answer Selected Answer: a. Renaissance Correct Answer: a. Renaissance Question 5 0 out of 14.29 points Which one of these is NOT a layer in the Atmosphere? Answer Selected Answer: d. Thermosphere Correct Answer: b. Lithosphere Question 6 14.2857 out of 14.2857 points Which is a phenomena studied in physical geography? Answer Selected Answer: d. all of the above Correct Answer:
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the system * The amount of matter (or energy) that is transferred along & the rate that is being transferred is called a flux * Places where energy or matter is stored for a period of time is called a reservoir ie water stored in the atmosphere ; water stored in groundwater. * When the flux of matter into the reservoir matches the flux out – reservoir is at a steady rate * When flux in > flux out = sink /
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“Global Warming”, global warming is the unusual “...rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature,” (2014, para. 1). Our planet, Earth, has had its temperature changed a significant amount of times throughout history. These changes were due to receiving more or less sunlight from the shifts in the Earth’s orbit. However, scientists have found that over the past century another source has influenced the change of Earth’s temperature: mankind. Scientists from NASA’s Earth Observatory suggests
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Name: Julian Burroughs Grade: 12 Subject: Biology Topic: Global Warming Intro: Define Global Warming Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century, Earth's mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 °C (1.4 °F), with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980. Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and scientists are more than 90% certain
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University. Global climate change is the rise in the overall temperature of the Earth's climate. As the temperature rises, the glaciers would melt faster, causing sea levels to rise. In addition to that, some scientist expect that the weather patterns may become more severe. There are many effects of global climate change. Global climate change is a progressive increase in the total temperature of the Earth's atmosphere generally associated with the greenhouse effect caused by enlarged levels of
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Sarmma Mohan Kumar Assignment #2 1. Greenhouse effect is a process which the temperature on the earth becomes warmer. Greenhouse gasses reduce the rate of earth’s radiation to outer space. Some of the gasses are Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide and Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC). The increasing amount of gasses in earth’s atmosphere which absorbs more sunlight and results in warmer temperature. 2. The three examples of greenhouse gasses are Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide.
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conditions such as temperatures, atmospheres and weather that make life as we know it impossible to exist, but we still keep looking for alien signs of life. Mercury Mercury is a small planet that spins very slowly in orbit around the sun. It is the planet closest to the sun and has extreme temperature changes. During the day the temperature can soar to 870° Fahrenheit and at night time down to -300° Fahrenheit. Mercury has no moons and a very small and weak atmosphere because the Sun’s solar winds
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information about Earth’s interior? Many pieces of evidence provide information about Earth’s interior, including meteorites, volcanic rock inclusions from the mantle, and laboratory experiments; however, we gain the most insight about Earth’s interior from the study of the behavior of seismic waves. 2. How do we know that the Earth’s interior is layered? We know that Earth’s interior is layered because seismic waves (S and P waves) refract and reflect at layer boundaries. Earth’s changing magnetic
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