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Pieces Of Literature Metabolic Rate
1,092 wordsAnimal metabolism consists of the utilization of nutrients absorbed from the digestive tract and their catabolism as fuel for energy or their conversion into substances of the body. Metabolism is a continuous process because the molecules and even most cells of the body have brief lifetimes and are constantly replaced, while tissue as a whole maintains its characteristic structure. This constant rebuilding process without a net change in the amount of a cell constituent is known as dynamic equil...
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Spark Plug Cast Iron
1,260 words... ions severe enough to threaten sight. This is why it is recommended to wear appropriate safety gear. Drive Shafts Shafts are a major component of the trimmer and you must pay particular attention to their durability. Most shafts are made of hardened steel. Flex shafts generally have been ignored by industry because of their high proliferation. As long as the shaft is labelled as a strong, reinforced unit, it should have no problems with breakage. Benefits you gain with flex shafts are the an...
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Fluid Glacial Action U Shaped Valley Glacier
818 wordsThere are many different glacial landforms created by glacial erosion, one of these landforms is U-shaped valleys or glacial troughs. This glacial landform has many distinct characteristics. One of these characteristics is that it has very steep valley sides caused by the glacier as it moves down the valley eroding the sides of the valley by the processes of abrasion and plucking. Abrasion is when the boulders and moraine carried by the glacier rubs and erodes the valley side as it physically mo...
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Unspoilt Continent On Earth Continent On Earth Antarctica
714 wordsINTRODUCTION Antarctica, the last virgin spot of land on earth. It takes 20 days on a ship to get to Antarctica but only half as many hours in an aeroplane. Size: It is twice the size of Australia at 14 million sq km (est. ) land area, its coastline is 17, 968 km. Climate: severe low temperatures Change depending on your latitude, elevation, and how far away from the ocean you are; Eastern Antarctica is colder than Western Antarctica because it is higher; The Antarctic Peninsula has the most mod...
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Magnetic Field Solar System
1,666 words... are fired into a cavity of xenon gas. Once in the cavity, the electrons knock some of xenon's electrons off. Since electrons are negatively charged, the entire xenon atom becomes positively charged and therefore ionized. These ionized particles will now fly out of the back of the spacecraft at an incredible rate of more than 62, 000 miles per hour! The xenon ions would be going in the opposite direction of the craft. Due to Newton's third law, which was discussed above, the spacecraft will b...
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Finer Fuel Atomization Programmable Fuel Injection Engine
782 wordsAs we progress through the decades with advancements in electronics, science and technology we must not forget the basis of our modern day sources of transportation. I would like to explicate a system in which I am fairly familiar with and have been the highlights of my interests. This is the recent power developments and characteristics of a four-cycle engine. Also known as the Otto cycle engine, the four-stroke engine works of off many mechanical components that simply derive power on the basi...
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Degrees Celsius Solar System
456 wordsMercury is the closest planet to the sun. It's average distance from the sun is approximately fifty-eight million km and it's diameter is 4875 km, making it the second smallest planet in our solar system. It's volume and mass are about 1 / 18 that of the earth and it's average density is approximately equal to that of the earth. Mercury's magnetic field is one-hundred times weaker than that of Earth's. Mercury has the shortest revolution of all the planets in our solar system and revolves around...
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Food And Shelter Coral Reefs
682 wordsCorals and Adaptations Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive communities on Earth. They are found in the warm, clear, shallow waters of tropical oceans worldwide. Reefs have functions ranging from providing food and shelter to fish and invertebrates, to protecting the shore from erosion. Although many corals resemble plants, they are actually members of the animal phylum Cnidaria. Most corals are colonial, which means that each coral is made up of many individual polyps connected...
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Cross Country Weather Conditions
855 wordsCross-Country skiing is a sport and technique of traveling over snow-covered surfaces with the feet attached to long, narrow runners known as skis. The skis distribute the skiers weight over a larger area, preventing the skier from sinking into the snow. Three kinds of skiing have developed: Alpine, Nordic, and Freestyle. Alpine, or downhill, skiing is movement down steep slopes; in races, victory is decided by elapsed time. Nordic, or Cross-Country, skiing, is movement over relatively level sur...
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Tons Per Acre Fresh Market Cucumbers Cucumber
1,230 wordsAbstract This paper will Cucumbers Cucumbers Abstract This paper will focus on cucumbers. It will discuss their relationship to other plants, the region of its origin and the plant part used by humans. The way cucumbers are harvested and the value of the harvest will also be touched on. Diseases and insects that threaten cucumbers will briefly be discussed. Introduction From the times of the bible through Henry VIII reign and into the modern era, cucumbers have survived through the ages. Cucumbe...
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899 wordsAny Desert Biome DESERT BIOME Any barren region that supports very little life may be called a desert. The cold expanses of Antarctica, extreme northern Asia, and Greenland are therefore true, but cold, deserts. Most commonly, however, the term desert is used for regions that are barren because they are arid, or dry. Arid deserts receive little precipitation and are characterized by specialized plants that tolerate drought conditions and salty soils, and by distinctive land features. Most desert...
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Grade Quot Heat Generate Quot Energy
336 wordsAbout 47 per cent of the energy that the sun releases to the earth actually reaches the ground. About a third is reflected directly back into space by the atmosphere. The time in which solar energy is available, is also the time we least need it least daytime. Because the suns energy cannot be stored for use another time, we need to convert the suns energy into an energy that can be stored. One possible method of storing solar energy is by heating water that can be insulated. The water is heated...
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Natural Greenhouse Effect Carbon Dioxide
1,434 wordsCarbon dioxide plays a major part of impacting the Earth s climate. Carbon dioxide traps heat form the sun. This effect is considered global warming, which is often referred to as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect traps solar heat, like a green house for plants, which causes the solar energy from being released. Global warming or the greenhouse effect is believed to have been causing our temperatures to rise. If global warming persists, many problems will begin to occur in the coming ...
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Earths Surface Global Warming
380 wordsMy position on global warming is that despite the medias claim of a rising climate, in reality there is no cause for concern. Inane reports regarding global warming are yuppie-tree-hugger propaganda. The information defending their case is misleading and inaccurate. The truth of the matter is that our impact on the global temperature is inconsequential. Also, any effort to slow down the greenhouse effect is an unnecessary burden on our economy. According to Dr. Roy Spencer, meteorologist and tea...
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Birth Control 2 C
478 wordsHistory of Birth Control Although birth control has been practiced since ancient times, the first organized efforts developed during the 19 th century as population increased dramatically because of improved medical care, nutrition, and sanitation. However, birth control met with resistance. In 1873 the United States Congress enacted the Comstock Law, which prohibited the distribution of birth-control devices and information. During the early 1900 s, American nurse Margaret Sanger led the birth-...
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Optimum Temperature Test Tube
810 wordsAim: In this investigation I am trying to find out how the temperature of water affects the reaction rate between amylase and starch. The thing that I am going change are the temperature of water, which are 10. C, 20. C, 30. C, 40. C, 50. C. The things I will measure are the colour of the mixture in the present of iodine each minute until it stays a constant brown. I researched this information in a previous lesson in which we did the experiment at one temperature and timing the amount of amylas...
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Potato Chips Liver Cancer
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Paleo Ecological Reconstruction Paleo Ecological Evidence Organisms
1,100 wordsOne of the principal objectives of geologists studying sedimentary rocks is the reconstruction of the environment in which the rocks were deposited. Correct reconstruction may result in the discovery of oilfields, deposits of salts, or base metals, and provide insight to our earths past. As evidence to ancient environments the geologist has the structures, textures, and composition of the grains that make up the sediments, and the fossils preserved in them. Organisms are far more sensitive to, a...
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20 Th Century Panama Canal
949 wordsSpanish 111 March 26, 1999 Panama The Republic of Panama is located in Central America between North and South America. Its position between two continents and separating two oceans has had a major part in Panama s history to the present day. Covered with large areas of rain forest, Panama has two long coastlines with numerous islands and bays. Panama s population is largely of mixed Spanish, black, and Native American descent, but also includes immigrants from many parts of the world. Most of P...
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Largest Land
440 wordsSaskatchewan is a land of resources, wealth, and beauty. It? s name is derived from a Cree word meaning? rapid river? . Land Saskatchewan is 651, 900 sq. km. in area, half of it is forests, and one third of it is cultivated lands. In southern Saskatchewan average temperatures range from 0 - 65 degrees farenheit. In Northern Saskatchewan temperatures range from 23 - 57 degrees farenheit. Grayling, trout, pike, and pickerel are found in the northern lakes, while mule, deer, elk, moose, and long ta...
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