How would you get to another planet? So far, we humans have never landed astronauts anywhere but the Moon. It would take years to design and build spaceships capable of manned interplanetary travel, and each ship would probably only hold a few people. And by the time we found out that Earth was doomed for imminent destruction, it would be too late to build the ships. Where would the ships be sent? Mars? Venus? Either destination would take several years of space flight to get there -- so
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Acid rain is defined according to the Dictionary as any form of precipitation whether it is snow, rain or sleet that has a high concentration of acid forming contaminates that come from coal smoke and chemical manufacturing that release sulfuric and nitric oxides. These such contaminates are released into the earth’s atmosphere and combine with water vapor. Acid rain is very harmful to the earth’s environment. In 1963 acid rain was discovered in the White Mountains of New Hampshire at the Hubbard
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Hallee Callizo English 101/Dahlman Final Essay 2 13 March 2015 In John McPhee’s, The Control of Nature he talks about how no matter what you think should happen nature will continue doing things in its own way. In the chapters“Cooling the Lava” and “Los Angeles against the Mountains” the situations and catastrophes that have caused harm to these places demonstrate that Mother Nature has its own way of life and people cannot simply stop what is happening. With McPhee telling his readers that
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INTRODUCTION ABOUT ICELAND Iceland, an island about the measure of Kentucky, lies in the north Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland and just touches the Arctic Circle. It is a standout amongst the most volcanic areas on the planet. More than 13% is secured by snowfields and icy masses, and the vast majority of the general population live in the 7% of the island that is comprised of rich coastland. The Gulf Stream keeps Iceland's atmosphere milder than one would anticipate from an island close to the
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When classes resumed the week after spring break, I had more time to work on my service learning project because I have finished my midterms and research papers the week before spring break started. When I arrived at the CSUN archaeology lab I continued to organize and catalog the geology collection into different piles. Most of the items in the collection are textbooks, Department of Water and Power reports, court cases files on L.A. County properties, and other miscellaneous items. I noticed
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My geologist is Alfred Wegener. He was born on November 1, 1880. He died in November, 1930 at the age of 50. He married Else Koppen Wegner and one kid Elsa Wegner. Alfred Wegener was known continental drift. Continental drift was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface. For his findings he went to Alexander DuToit. Alexander DuToit was a Southern geologist. Alfred Wegener is best known for continental drift. Alfred Wegener was born on November 1, 1880. Alfred Wegener
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Introduction: My investigation looks into how environmental characteristics change with an increase in altitude along a 750m transect of Dumyat. Dumyat is the frontier hill of the Ochill range, which lies on the north side of the fourth valley, approximately 3.5 miles north east of Stirling. It was formed from the build up of layers of basalt, ash and volcanic mud from the Lower Devonian period, some 410 million years ago. Dumyat is also composed of Andesite, a dark grey igneous rock. The distinctive
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The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history, with a volcanic index of 7, “It killed more than 71,000 people on the spot and it was responsible for a volcanic winter that caused the worst worldwide famine of the 19th century” (Diaz, 1). The wrath that Tambora left on the environment proved to be harsh, as the deadly eruption led to political unrest and disease all across the globe. Because ecocriticism enjoys examining the effects of the state
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dramatic view of the surrounding plains. Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the largest stratovolcanoes in the world. Otherwise known as a composite volcano, it comprises numerous layers of lava, tephra and volcanic ash. Tephra is rhyolitic (an igneous, extrusive rock) in composition, and is formed by air-fall material of an eruption, which suggests the composite volcano was once active. However, at the moment it is dormant. According to experts there have been no eruptions in living memory. Recent studies
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Cierra Singh 11/1/13 IUL - RESEARCH - GLOBAL WARMING & EARTH’S POLLUTION Pollution and the biggest spoke about topic, global warming have a great deal to do with the human race and how we live. For those who don’t know what global warming is, it is the increase of the Earth’s average surface temperature. Major human activities like carbon dioxide releases from burning fossil fuels or
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