Lorinda White Feb-09-15 PHS120 Essay 2 1. Cite the lines of evidence Alfred Wegener used to support his idea of continental drift. Why did scientists doubt that continents drifted? Alfred Wegner’s evidence was the way the continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, fossils of the same prehistoric species were found where continental drift was expected to be (for example fossils of the same species were found in western Africa and South America), matching mountain ranges, and land features
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How to Build a Better Garment SXP 120 Product Development Essentials Professor Bernard Kahn, Fashion Institute of Technology Sept. 12, 2007 Terminology used in describing sewing operations: Joining: Sewing two parts (or more) together. Make: Any sewing operation (or sequential series of operations) that joins two or more parts together. Topstitching: Overstitching a seam already sewn. Backstitch: Overstitching a seam on one side only. Piecing: Sewing together small parts like collars
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Peninsular Malaysia is a part of the Eurasian Plate, the South-East Asian part which is known as Sundaland (Hutchison, 1973). The Bentong-Raub line (Bentong Suture line) was proposed as the major tectonic boundary between the western and central belt of Peninsula Malaysia (Tjia & Syed, 1996). Since its initial recognition, researchers have interpreted the suture as a subduction plate-margin mainly due to the basis of serpentinite and other metabasic bodies occurring within the zone (Tjia & Syed,
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Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Region XII Division of Cotabato MLANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Mlang, Cotabato A STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL FOR GRADE – 7 SCIENCE THE OCCURRENCE OF EARTHQUAKE: IT’S OUR FAULT! BY: WILFREDO D. BARTOLO, JR. TEACHER III GUIDE CARD During an earthquake, blame it on the fault! Earthquake is one of the most frightening calamities that human beings can ever experience. You grew up believing that beneath the earth
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Week One - University of Phoenix Material Earth and Earth Materials Worksheet Part 1: Layers of the Earth • Complete the following diagram by identifying and naming Earth’s layers. Layers of the Earth [pic] • Write a 150-word summary or list that describes the basic attributes of the layers you listed in the diagram. The inner core is made of solid metal, mostly iron-nickel alloy. The outer core is made of the same substance, just molten. The outer core is about the same
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Environmental Resource Worksheet James Abraham ENV 100 March 13, 2014 Willie Frazier University of Phoenix Material Environmental Resources Worksheet Using the assigned readings for Week Four, write a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following questions. Your responses will be assessed according to the accuracy of the content. Minerals 1. How do minerals affect society? Minerals are dense, nonliving, naturally occurring substances. That have definite chemical formulas
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1. (6 points) Discuss Wegener’s evidence discussed in class regarding continental drift. Mention and briefly describe in detail three lines of evidence upon which he based his conclusion that continents had changed their latitude and longitude positions over time. Alfred Wegener figured out that the continents were one big land mass long before many others started to look into this. At first no one wanted to believe him, but later, after his death, other scientists started to agree with him. Wegener
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* Groundwater a. Porosity—measure of amount of void spaces in a material b. Permeability—measure of “interconnectedness” of void spaces in a material c. Aquifers—materials through which water can easily flow (e.g. sandstone-hih porosity and permeability) d. Aquicludes—material through which water cannot easily flow (e.g. shale—low permeability) Groundwater flowing beneath the land is incredibly important freshwater resources to humans Groundwater flows slowly—typically
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Assignment SGL 407: Engineering geology I13/0134/2010 Diorite This is a grey to dark grey intermediate intrusive igneous rock. It occurs in association with either granite or gabbro intrusions. Diorite results from partial melting of mafic rock above a subduction zone. The extrusive equivalent rock type is andesite Diorites in Kenya are found in kakamega dome area, mt. Kenya region, mutito Andei area, matuu-masinga areas in central Kenya and along the Kenyan rift (bogoria region) Quartzite
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Brandon Rivera Professor: V. Bull Class: Geology 31 July 2011 Cave Bacon High in the hills of the Rocky Mountains lays the small town of Aspen, CO with its unrivaled scenery in the summers and its world class skiing in the winters this small town attracts some of the world’s most powerful people. With its robust shopping, trendy restaurants, classy small-town architecture, and ability to make you feel like you grew up there, most come seeking peace and solace, while perhaps looking to explore
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