Young Discoverer Series UNIVERSE NICKNAMES OF PLANETS: Mercury – Speedy Messenger. Venus – Morning or Evening Star. Earth – The Blue Planet. Mars – The Red Planet. Jupiter – Jove or the Galilean System. Saturn – The Ringed Planet. Uranus – Father Sky. Neptune – The Windy Planet. Pluto – The Ice Planet. DEFINITIONS: STAR: A huge body made of hot luminous gas that is held together by its own gravity. Compared to other stars‚ our Sun is a star of average size and energy. PLANET: A large
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Alien and Sedition Act 1798 Carrie Ostrander HLS 300E: Administering Homeland Security Steve MacMartin 9 April 2013 Many people believe the fight to secure our homeland began after 9/11 but this is not entirely true. Although this is partially true as there have been many improvements to homeland security‚ the fight began years ago with multiple acts being passed that‚ unbeknownst at the time‚ were in reality related to securing our homeland. In 1798 Congress passed
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Imagine waking up and looking around‚ only to realize that while you were asleep ninety percent of the world population had vanished. In the novel Earth Abides‚ George Stewart creates this scenario and makes it a reality. The novel is centered on the life of Ish‚ who wakes up only to find he is one of the few left on earth. Having to survive and adapt‚ Ish is faced with the responsibility of making contact with other survivors of the Great Disaster. In doing so‚ Ish meets several characters and together
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The Apollo landing on the moon was a important time in America history. Three important parts were John F. Kennedy’s 1962 Speech at Rice University‚ America landing on the moon‚ and America winning the space race. To begin with the Space Race started with a bet. The bet was tot see who could be the first one to get to the moon. This bet was between the Soviet Union and America the prize was pwer. Who ever got to the moon first had the pwer to send nuclear rockets to other countrys. This
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Ways to Prepare for an Alien Invasion Alien invasion is one of the hottest inspirations for film makers and writers. It is easy to understand why they are released so frequently. Are we all alone in the universe? There are many planets out there and we cannot know that one day alien invasion will come true. There are some preparations that every citizen must know before it is too late. The first thing that you should have is a safe place to hide. It can be your house but it must be somewhere far
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ENGLISH CLASS 2013 PLANET EARTH OUR PLANET TEACHER ERICKA SANTIESTEBAN COLEGIO LA ROCA Earth is the third planet from the Sun‚ and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System’s four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world‚ the Blue Planet‚ or by its Latin name‚ Terra. Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago‚ and life appeared on its surface within one billion years. Earth’s biosphere then
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divided the world up between them. Zeus took the sky‚ Poseidon took the sea‚ and Hades ruled under the earth‚ the home of the dead. At first‚ it was great fun. But things had been just a bit slow lately. Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades were the three sons of Cronos. When Cronos retired‚ the boys divided the world up between them. Zeus took the sky‚ Poseidon took the sea‚ and Hades ruled under the earth‚ the home of the dead. At first‚ it was great fun. But things had been just a bit slow lately.Zeus‚ Poseidon
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Material: Realms of the Earth Astro-physicists and scientists believe that there could be quite a few planets in the Universe similar to our planet Earth. There is also a probable chance that some form of life prevails and sustains in one of such planet. However‚ so far as we presently know‚ the Earth is the only planet which supports life which makes it a very unique planet. It is therefore imperative (very important and necessary) for us to understand the spheres of the Earth as the spheres play a
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Definition Earth Hour is an annual event where millions of people and thousands of business worldwide turn off lights and shut down most electrical appliances to celebrate sustainability and show their support for strategies that will help solve the problem of global warming. The First Earth Hour * Earth Hour was inspired by a demonstration in Sydney‚ Australia on March 31‚ 2007‚ when more than 2.2 million Sydney residents and more than 2‚100 businesses switched off lights and non-essential
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the organism. Q: Based on the conditions of early Earth‚ what conclusion can you draw about the amount of anaerobic respiration that was occurring at Earth’s beginning? Explain your answer. A: The atmosphere of early Earth was made up with almost of different nitrogen gases‚ water vapor and carbon dioxide. There wasn’t any pure oxygen or I should say there wasn’t any breathable oxygen in the air in those days. The first form on earth had to develop in the absence of oxygen using the anaerobic
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