1. What do earth scientists study? (Points : 3) plant cells machines farming methods oceans 2. Underwater earthquakes may cause which of the following? (Points : 3) hurricane volcano asteroid impact tsunami 3. Many scientists believe that the dinosaurs disappeared as the result of which of the following? (Points : 3) asteroid impact volcanic eruption hurricane tsunami 4. Why study earth science? (Points : 3)
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Moon today. The Earth keeps the Moon in orbit by its gravitational pull it sets onto it. The Moon is constantly spinning farther away from the Earth at a rate of approximately 3.78 centimeters per year. When the moon was closer to the planet‚ days were only five hours long‚ now‚ since the moon is slowly spinning away‚ the days get longer‚ meaning that the days are now 24 hours and will continue to slow down. Without the Moon‚ the Earth’s rotation could slow down‚ causing the planet to wobble slightly
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Insight paper: “The Story of Earth” The Earth is said to be “the only home to life in the universe” but five billion years ago there was no signal of the planet that we can call it home. Instead there was only a new star and a cloud of dust in our solar system. Over billions of years‚ a series of violent changes led to the formation of our world and‚ eventually‚ the creation of life. As stated in the movie 4500 million years ago the earth looks like hell than home. Also‚ we can definitely see it
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that sustains life‚ and therefore one of the most intriguing planets because of its capabilities. Each of the seven other planets that orbit the same sun as Earth is interesting in its own way. Some planets share similar characteristics to those found on Earth‚ while other planets are completely different. An analysis of these terrestrial bodies‚ using comparative planetology‚ will allow us examine these qualities. However‚ before beginning such a process
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Many people and families live through the tragedies of life and work to find out where they lay in their society. In Pearl S Buck’s novel‚ The Good Earth‚ Wang Lung and his family embark on the long journey through life. Wang Lung and his family face both times of happiness and peace‚ and challenges and tragedy. Wang Lung‚ the main character‚ rose from poverty into wealth through hard work and luck. He faced many difficult challenges‚ but overcame them with the help of his family. Many others
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Unaccustomed Earth is divided up into eight stories and as each story unfolds they reveal layers of life and culture in their context. Somewhere buried beneath the Bengali family’s wild displays of emotions and cries for attention there’s a story about finding acceptance and moving on and looking past the rooted cultural boundaries. Along with the theme of acceptance the book also has an overflowing theme finding one’s self‚ not just spiritually but accepting one’s identity in a new land. All these
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Our planet is in great danger. For the last one hundred or so years‚ the people of earth have wasted and misused the natural resources of earth. Several plans have been developed to stop the abuse of earth. Some of these plans I will discuss in this essay‚ many of which can be executed by any one. Environmental problems have become so complex that many individuals feel they can have no effect on them. Problems like oil spills‚ hazardous waste‚ loss of rain forests‚ endangered species‚ acid rain‚
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Mahatma Gandhi once said‚“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs‚ but not every man’s greed.” In Pearl S. Buck’s novel‚ The Good Earth‚ a poverty-stricken Chinese farmer‚ Wang Lung‚ climbs his way to new wealth‚ and in turn‚ loses his good morals. The book begins with an innocent Wang Lung working on his farm and preparing to meet his new wife‚ O-lan. O-lan is an unattractive‚ hardworking woman that Wang Lung appreciates at the start of the book‚ but he loses all respect for her once
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Snowball earth is when the Earth was covered by ice and snow from pole to pole for long periods of time in the past. The average temperature on the surface was about -50° and at the equator it was about -20°‚ which is roughly the temperature of Antarctica today. This is because the solar radiation from the Sun is reflected back into space due to the icy surface of the Earth. The oceans play a major role on the temperature fluctuation associated with day and night and because the oceans have a layer
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age of the earth has been debated for centuries. Some people think that it is the big bang and everything evolved after that. They believe that that it took billions of years for earth to form. Others believe that God created the earth in seven days‚ and that the earth is young. There are plenty of evidence that earth is young. For example‚ there is only a little bit of sediment on the seafloor‚ but if the earth is 4 billion years old there would be more. Another example‚ is if the earth was old soft
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