Chapters 18-1 & 18-2 Review Section 1 Review – 1. List six forms of renewable energy‚ and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each. Pros: 1) Passive solar heating may hold a great advantage for a homeowner if there is reliable sunlight that is able to shine into the home and create warmth. Also‚ it will reduce energy bills in their liquid even when the sun is not shining. 3) Wind power is cheap‚ clean energy that is the average household. 2) Active solar heating systems have the
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Earth’s surface? Tides on Earth’s surface are caused by the moon’s gravitational pull as well as the Sun’s gravitational pull. However‚ the Sun’s gravity is much weaker on Earth’s surface than the moon’s gravity since the Moon is much closer to Earth than the Sun. 8. Describe one factor that affects the height of the tides in a particular area. One factor that affects the heights of tides in a particular area is because of the nature of the sea floor‚ and how deep or shallow the
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lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding. They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by the nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown. In their exploration‚ they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice‚ they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man. In ancient days‚ men looked at the stars and saw their
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4. Describe the difference in stellar evolution of stars the size of our sun with that of stars 4+ times larger than our sun. Include all of the steps and the causes of each step. A nebula‚ an immense cloud of hydrogen gas and dust‚ condenses into smaller regions of matter. On occasion‚ one of these regions collapses under the force of its own gravitational attraction‚ often triggered by an outside force‚ like a nearby supernova-an explosion of a star. After the collapse of a cloud‚ atoms begin
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TEST I 1. It represents a long period during which deposition stopped‚ erosion removed previously formed rocks and then deposition resumed. a. Unconformity b. Relative Dating c. Relative Principles d. Inclusion 2. Be established using the law of superposition‚ principle of original horizontality‚ principle of cross-cutting relationships‚ inclusions‚ and unconformities. a. Relative Dating b. Law of Superposition c. Relative Dates 3. What is the principle that layers of sediment are generally deposited
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of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet. Not Great – I did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet. 2. Comparing Plant and Animal Cell Cycles Use the links in the lesson to review the cell cycles of a plant cell and an animal cell. Note what happens in each phase and write your comparisons in this table. Type your response here: Plant Cell Animal cell interphase mitosis cytokinesis
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In this review‚ we will discuss Will Smith’s movie "After Earth" directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Smith’s movie is about a military father and his teenage son. One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth‚ Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family‚ ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son‚ Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft‚ they crash-land
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Chapter 20 Summary While Victor is working one night on his new creature‚ he begins to wonder about what would happen when he finishes his creation. He imagines that his new being might not want to keep his promises‚ or that the two creatures might have families‚ creating “a race of devils . . . on the earth.” In these thoughts‚ Victor looks up to the windows and sees the monster staring at him through the frame. Stunned by the monster’s ugliness and the option of a second creature like him‚ he
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Name: Fiona Hebbel Date: Graded Assignment Unit Test: Oceans Answer the questions below. When you are finished‚ submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (6 points) 1. Use the graph to fill in the missing temperature‚ salinity‚ and density values on the table. Answer: Position Temperature (oC) Salinity (ppt) Density (g/cm3) A 20 35 1.024 B 25 34 1.023 C 15 35 1.026 (10 points) 2. Use the reference book to answer the following questions. Provide an explanation for the
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The 8 most common elements in the earth’s crust are Oxygen‚ Silicon‚ Aluminum‚ Iron‚ Calcium‚ Sodium‚ Potassium‚ & Magnesium. They compose 98.5% of the total crust. A mineral occurs naturally‚ is a soli‚ inorganic‚ has chemical composition and a crystalline structure. Native minerals are single elements. Compounds are 2 or more. There are more compound than native. You can identify minerals by color‚ streak‚ luster‚ hardness‚ cleavage‚ and fracture. Minerals form by magma erupting and
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