your parachute open | | | while falling from a roof | | | while traveling through space in an accelerating rocket | | | none of the above | | | | | | Question 5 | 1.61 points | Save | | Which of the following best describes the origin of ocean tides on Earth? | | | | | | | | The Moon’s gravity pulls harder on water than on land‚ because water is less dense than rock. | | | Tides are caused by the 23 1/2° tilt of the earth’s rotational axis to the ecliptic
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Video game controversies are unresolved societal and scientific arguments about whether or not the content of video games can change the behavior and attitudes of a player. Since the early 1980s‚ advocates of video games have emphasized their use as an expressive medium‚ arguing for their protection under the laws governing freedom of speech and also as an educational tool. Detractors argue that video games are harmful and therefore should be subject to legislative oversight and restrictions. The
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Living Environment/Biology A Tour of the Cell CellsTissuesOrgansOrgan SystemsOrganisms *Cells are made up of smaller functional parts known as cell organelles (little organs). Cell organelles are specialized cell structures that perform specialized jobs in the cell.* 1. Cytoplasm- *Jelly-like substance inside of the cell 2. Mitochondria- *In cellular respiration oxygen is used to extract energy from sugars‚ fats‚ and other nutrients 3. Cell membrane- *It is a selectively permeable
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The fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane. What is the fluid mosaic model? The fluid mosaic model is a model conceived by S.J. Singer and Garth Nicolson in 1972 to describe the structural features of biological membranes. The membrane is described to be fluid because of its hydrophobic integral components such as lipids and membrane proteins that move laterally or sideways throughout the membrane. That means the membrane is not solid‚ but more like a ’fluid’. The membrane is depicted as mosaic
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Energy Outline A. Benefits Of Solar Energy • Does not release green house gases • Production of solar energy does not produce smoke‚ gas‚ or any other chemical byproducts • Solar energy contributes to about 4 percent of the world’s electricity • Italy’s Montalto di Castro solar park: o good example of how solar contributes to the decrease in emissions o Decreases the carbon emissions by about 20‚000 tons per year compared to fossil fuel energy production. • Money! o Except for the initial
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Renewable energy is energy that originates from natural sources‚ which is a continuing and nonpolluting energy that is replenished due to its perpetual natural motion. These sources are commonly solar‚ geothermal‚ wind and tidal energies. Comparing different countries’ use of renewable energies -- in Portugal this year‚ close to 45 percent of its electricity will come from renewable energy sources (Rosenthal‚ 2010). This compared to 10.1 percent in the United States (U.S. Energy Administration
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Cell Phones Cell phones have brought a whole new meaning to the word multitasking. You can use the phone while waiting on the bus talking to your friend‚ cooking dinner‚ shopping‚ or even driving in a car all though you should not use your phone in your car. Reality is that these cell phones have made the world a better place and keeps improving it. Although some argue that cell phones have a negative effect on our society‚ cell phones actually provide humans with everything they need. Cell
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Toni Morrison begins her 1977 written novel: Song of Solomon in a very non traditional way that was different from most authors. Toni narrated her stories but introducing the incident. Some themes such as oral traditions‚naming‚ and especially flight are introduced in the first six pages and are further developed in a very similar format throughout the book. One of the incredible themes‚oral tradition‚ is used to retell events throughout the book in a consistent manner with the beginning. On the
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Song of Lawino: Cultural Duality and Universality Song of Lawino by Okot p’Bitek centers on the main narrator Lawino’s plea towards her husband‚ Ocol‚ who shuns his old Acholi background for Westernization. Lawino implores Ocol not to abandon his heritage but rather accept both Acholi and Western cultures; as noted‚ cultural duality serves as the prime theme in Song of Lawino. Through the character of Lawino‚ p’Bitek conveys his message that Acholi and Western cultures could be fused in the era
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originally described it in 1882 and lent his name to the condition. It is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a lack of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase (“NINDS”). When this enzyme is not present‚ there is an accumulation of lipids in cells and certain organs. This accumulation can lead to further problems such as enlargement of the spleen and liver‚ painful bone lesions‚ swelling of lymph nodes‚ and anemia to name a few. This disorder is most common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population
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