Fields‚ Donnie English 101 Extended Definition 19 September 2011 The term scorched earth literally means “to burn the surface”. It is a military policy or operating strategy that involves the destruction of resources that can be effectively utilized by enemy combatants. Retreating or advancing armies have practiced this policy in ancient and modern times. This blanket policy can include the destruction of transportation systems‚ industrial infrastructure‚ communications and shelter either
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http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/scientific-method-17.jpg The scientific method is a series of steps used to identify and execute hypothesies in an attempt to clarify scientific processes. The scientific method will be applied to the following scenario: ● You arrive home late at night. You walk up to the front door‚ unlock it‚ and reach in to turn on the light switch located just inside the front door. The light does not come on! Now what? Accoring to the scientific method the first step in this
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Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives Aims and objectives We can think of aims as broad general statements of what students are expected to learn. Aims are often more appropriate for courses than for subjects. An aim for a course may be‚ "Students should acquire skill of reasoning" or‚ "Students should develop the ability to think creatively and independently ". Aims may include abstract concepts such as ’professional qualities’ or ’appreciation of the classics’‚ learning that may be
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1. Enumerate and discuss the direct and indirect threats to Philippine biodiversity. Direct Threats • Illegal logging • Mining • Pollution • Oils spill • Introduction of invasive species • Overexploitation Indirect Threats • Infrastructure development • Rapidly increasing human population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a
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Why is scientific literacy being important? The era of the time that we live in has lead as to new technology‚ which helped us to reveal scientific. Based on technology that teaches the human to resolve about environments. Which help to developed the scientific literacy‚ such as the medical field to know how they have an effect on our lifetime. Also‚ the effect of the climate change on the environment‚ as the technology help us to apprehend the issue of scientific literacy. A literate citizen
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Ecosystem is a system formed by the interaction of all living organisms with each other and with the physical elements of the environment. The vulnerability of an ecosystem can be determined through the examination of its location‚ biodiversity‚ extent and linkages. The vulnerability of the ecosystem is closely linked with the effectiveness of the functioning and the diversity of the ecosystem. The resilience of an ecosystem is also important when looking at the survival of ecosystems. Resilience
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Earth’s mantle‚ crust‚ asthenosphere‚ and lithosphere? The core is divided into three major compositional layers. The crust on Earth’s surface‚ the rocky mantle beneath the crust and the metallic core which is the center of the Earth. While distinct and separate parts of Earth‚ they are all interconnected. The metallic inner core is solid‚ surrounded by a liquid (molten) outer core. Most of the mantle is solid‚ except for a layer very close to the crust boundary: the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere
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Scientific racism is racism found in scientific studies such as those suggesting that different races have genetic markers that can determine things such as personality‚ athletic ability‚ temperament‚ etc. One example is how many articles during the Olympics pose the question do different races have a better advantage at certain sports. Byrd and Hughey show many different current examples of how scientific racism is still a problem. They point to one study that suggests that genetic diversity between
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Earth Science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science‚ the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences. The formal discipline of Earth sciences may include the study of the atmosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ oceans and biosphere‚ as well as the solid earth. Typically‚ Earth scientists will use tools from physics‚ chemistry‚ biology‚ chronology and mathematics
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