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Earths Surface Ground Motion
851 words
An earthquake, one of the most destructive natural
phenomena, consists of rapid vibrations of rock
near the surface of the earth. It is the most
terrifying of all natural phenomena and has
brought fear since ancient times because of its
sudden unpredictable occurrence and enormous
capacity of destruction. A single shock usually
last no more than a few seconds, although several
quakes may last for as much as a couple of
minutes. The quake as felt on the surface is
always the result never the caus...
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San Francisco Bay Earths Crust
1,221 words
A Discussion On Earthquakes Perhaps Mother Nature
offers no greater force than that of the
earthquake. Across the span of time, earthquakes
have been recorded for their incredible
destructive forces, and their abilities to awe
mankind with their unparalleled force. Earthquakes
can often strike without any notice, leveling
large cities and killing scores of innocent
people. Not only can earthquakes bring harm to
society through these methods of destruction, but
they can also cause millions of dol...
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Gas And Dust Carbon Dioxide
1,584 words
Asteroids sling through space, celestial debris of
diverse origins, leftovers from the formation of
the solar system, broken offshoots of parental
asteroids or comets that have lost their glow. But
if an asteroid were to smash into Earth, the
result would mean a global catastrophe and life on
our Planet could come to an end. The explosion
would approach that of a million megatons of TNT-
sixteen hundred times greater than the most
powerful nuclear weapon ever tested
(Barnes-Svarney 234). Asteroi...
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Greenhouse Gases Nitrous Oxide
1,193 words
QUESTION 1: Technology owes Ecology an Apology.
Indeed, in my opinion, technology does owe ecology
an apology. This is because ecological imbalances
were as a result of the Industrial revolution,
which could be said to be the beginning of the
non-ending technological advancement cycle. During
Industrial revolution, we began altering or
climate and environment through changing
agricultural and industrial practices. Before the
industrial revolution, human activity released
very few gases into the ...
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Back Into Space Greenhouse Gases
1,088 words
Global Warming Several issues concerning the
environment are brought to the publics attention
every year, but none has more of a direct effect
on earth and its environment than global warming.
Coincidentally it appears to be the least of the
populations concern. Global warming is the theory
that our planet is getting hotter due to an
increase in the greenhouse effect brought about by
the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in
the atmosphere. Global warming is caused by the
greenhouse gase...
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Methane Nitrous Oxide Rise In Sea
1,611 words
The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is an
increase in the atmospheric temperature caused by
increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. These
gases act as a heat blanket insulating the Earths
surface absorbing and trapping heat radiation
which normally escapes from the earth. They
include carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane,
nitrous oxide, CFCs, and other halo-carbons. The
earths atmosphere goes through two processes
constantly. Global cooling is the first process.
This process uses the cl...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Earths Surface
297 words
This Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse Effect This
effect is the result of certain atmospheric gases
letting sunlight through to the earths surface,
while not letting energy radiated outward from the
earths surface. This results in a net buildup of
solar energy in the Earths atmosphere, because the
flow in is greater than the flow outwards. The
chemicals that are most significantly involved in
this effect are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
hydrogenated chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), nitrous
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Methane Nitrous Oxide Carbon Dioxide
821 words
The greenhouse effect is an increase in the
atmospheric temperature caused by increasing
amounts of greenhouse gases. These gases act as a
heat blanket insulating the Earths surface
absorbing and trapping heat radiation which
normally escapes from the earth. They include
carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous
oxide, CFCs, and other halocarbons. The earths
atmosphere goes through two processes constantly.
Global cooling is the first process. This process
uses the clouds which cover 60 % of...
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Evidence To Support Lot Of Money
1,319 words
HAARP is an extremely low frequency radio wave
generator. It stands for High Frequency Active
Auroral Research Program. It is a massive antennae
array up in Alaska on the Copper River Basin. Its
altitude fluctuates between 1000 and 3000 feet
above sea level. It is operated by the US
military, more specifically the Navy and Air
Force. It operates between 2. 8 and 10 MHz. It was
also voted one of the 10 most under reported news
stories of the year by journalists. Scientific
Perspectives HAARP is a...
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Bone Mass Bone Loss
1,457 words
condition Hypogravitational Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis: a condition characterized by an
absolute decrease in the amount of bone present to
a level below which it is capable of maintaining
the structural integrity of the skeleton. To state
the obvious, Human beings have evolved under
Earths gravity " 1 G" . Our musculo
skeleton system have developed to help us navigate
in this gravitational field, endowed with ability
to adapt as needed under various stress, strains
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Plate Tectonics Paradigm Shift
1,310 words
When Albert Einstein proposed his Theory of
Relativity it was not accepted immediately but
eventually over time and after some debate it
became a replacement for the idea of physical
mechanics formulated by Isaac Newton to explain
the motion of large bodies in the presence of
gravity. Relativity did not totally discredit
Newtonian Mechanics but it did raise new questions
and could prove certain things that Newton could
not. There were questions, critics, and proponents
of the new idea but it cam...
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People In Society Groups Of People
877 words
The book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding,
is a book full of symbolism. The biggest symbol is
the entire island itself. This island and
everything connected with this island is a symbol
of the world in which we live today. The
characters are symbolic of certain groups of
people in our society, their actions are
comparable to the actions of people in society,
and the destructive, physical changes are similar
to the changes of this earth. Each character on
the island is equivalent to differe...
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Place To Live Human Activities
475 words
Since humankind first walked the Earth, we have
changed the face of The Earth. Some say that the
Earth is being damaged by our doings. Others say
that our activities make the Earth a better place
to live. In my opinion, our mother The Earth is
both harmed and made better by our activities. Our
activities on the Earth have destroyed many of the
Earths natural habitats and harmed the Earth.
Starting from the age when man first started to
use metal, more and more of the Earths resources
are being m...
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Washington D C Ozone Hole
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The reappearance of the ozone hole over Antarctica
has been a hot topic for scientist around the
world. A few of these scientists are the
atmospheric physicist Richard D. Mc Peters and
several of his colleagues at the NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center in Greenbelt. The ozone hole
showed up earlier than expected, and it was wider
and thinner. It appeared in mid-August, about two
weeks ahead of schedule, and on September 19
reached the record size of 10. 5 million square
miles, more than three and ...
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Ozone Layer Ultraviolet Radiation
1,027 words
Ozone is an important molecule in maintaining the
homeostasis in the environment. Ozone, the
molecule O 3, makes a layer in the stratosphere,
situated 10 to 15 kilometers from the earths
surface. The dioxide molecule, O 2 and Oxygen atom
O, collide with each other result in the formation
of Ozone, O 3. In this reaction, the molecule O 3
contains an excess of energy. Once the molecule is
formed, it is not stable enough to last long. The
energy-rich O 3 molecules discards the excess
energy by coll...
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Kilometers In Diameter Mitral Valve
1,169 words
Reading Response Researchers have now concluded
that a heart defect, called mitral valve prolapse
is not as dangerous as it was previously
pronounced. The defect is far less common and
dangerous, only effecting about 5 percent of
Americans. The syndrome, which is caused by the
mitral valve flaps becoming elongated and floppy,
letting blood flow backwards into the heart
chamber. The defect may require surgery to prevent
sudden death, stroke, heart failure, and abnormal
heart rhythms that cause fa...
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Ma Houghton Mifflin Boston Ma Houghton
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Greenhouse Effect When one starts a car or burns
wood, the last thought on their mind is the
consequences to these actions. Unfortunately, the
daily dangers to earth are not widely know. Due to
the constant change of society, this planet must
cope with various problems. One of the most
important ecological structures is the ozone
layer. The same shield that protects us from the
suns deadly radiation, can also act as a blanket
engulfing us in heat. This situation is know as
the greenhouse effect....
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Carbon Dioxide Mercury Venus
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A Planets The Planets A planet is a celestial body
that revolves around a central star and does not
shine by its own light. The only planetary system
that is known to man is our solar system. It is
made up of nine planets, which range in size and
characteristics. The nine major planets in our
solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. There
are also many other minor planets which are also
in our solar system, but they are unimportant
compared to the...
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Advanced Research Projects Agency Soviet Union
552 words
Sputnik, name of the first of several artificial
satellites launched by the Soviet Union from 1957
to 1961. The goals of the Sputnik program included
studying the earths upper atmosphere, observing
animal survival in space flight, and testing
Soviet rocket technology. The launch of the
unmanned Sputnik 1 and of Sputnik 2, which carried
a dog, spurred the United States to invest more
money and resources into its fledgling space
program, initiating a race between the two nations
to land a person o...
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Life Forms Solar System
2,328 words
Star date: 41176. 8 Captains log. This is my
(Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U. S. S.
Enterprise #NCC- 17 O 1 D) account of the events
leading up to and beyond the Federation and
Romulan war (2380 - 2385 AD). Star date: 32851. 2:
The Enterprise received a distressed call from a
fleeing scout ship. SOS I am under attack! !
request asylum Federation Space! ! ... The ship
was pushing the limits of its engines as it
hurtled out of the neutral zone the volume of
space that serves as a no-ones-land se...
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