Soil is one of the most important natural resources of man. Soils are essential for man for growing crops‚ fodder and limber. Once the fertile portion of the earth’s surface is lost‚ it is very difficult to replace it. In India‚ the destruction of the top-soil has already reached an alarming proportion. Land degradation problems have resulted in increasing depletion of the productivity of the basic land stock through nutrient deficiencies. In addition to the direct loss of crop producing capacity
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What sort of thing form in chemical reactions? Products are the finished product of a chemical equation‚ and reactants are what make up the products. ( atoms‚ matter‚ molecules‚ energy‚ rate‚ temperature) Name some compounds: H2O (Hydrogen and Oxygen elements - Water) CH4 (Carbon and Hydrogen elements - Methane) NaCl (Sodium Chloride- salt) Different types of compounds: Metal + Metal = Metallic Compound Metal + Non-Metal = Ionic compound Non-Metal + Non-Metal = Covalent compound Different types
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Have you ever wondered why when‚ you’re young no drinking especially no driving? teen drinking and driving‚a short nonfiction article by the CDC. Basically‚facts on how drinking and driving as a teen can and will get you in a serious car crash. You’re more likely to drink and drive at a certain ages. At age 18‚ male‚ you are at about 18%a year are going to drink and drive. So you are more likely to get into a accident but that’s only 18%. If you drink and drive at 16 you are less likely to get into
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Human contact and interaction is essential to people fully living out their lives. This human contact is lost through technology‚ which produces dramatic negative effects. Technology is starting to ruin the bonds people can make with one another‚ the social skills necessary to safely surviving in the outside world‚ and people’s drive of self determination. Truly connecting and bonding with other people is something that technology cannot provide to anyone. Technology and social media these
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Is Fast Food the New Tobacco? When you have a dollar in your pocket for lunch‚ do you chose the tiny side salad consisting of lettuce and a few vegetables‚ or a warm‚ juicy double cheeseburger. The burger will hold you off until dinner and is much more convenient for an employee or student on the go while the salad has the tendency to leave you feeling unsatisfied. The answer seems obvious. We are on the go all the time welcome to 2012‚ with no time to stop and peel an orange or slice an apple
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http://web.utah.edu/umed/students/clubs/international/presentations/dangers.html Introduction to Dive Medicine DIVING MEDICINE Diving Medicine is a growing medical speciality that focuses on the study‚ diagnosis and treatment of illnesses related to changes in pressure and the undersea environment. This area is rapidly expanding its knowledge base as the popularity of diving and undersea exploration continues to explode. A primary focus of diving medicine is to assess individual "Diving Fitness"
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Alcohol and Tobacco Cassandra Pratt COM/156 February 26‚ 2012 Raquel Wanzo Marijuana VS Alcohol and Tobacco Marijuana has been a greatly debated subject for hundreds of years. Marijuana is illegal under federal law. However‚ under state law it can be prescribed by a medical physician in 16 out of 50 states‚ for its scientifically proven medicinal uses. Although marijuana has medicinal uses‚ it is also used recreationally just like alcohol and tobacco‚ while alcohol and tobacco with no medicinal
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about teen Tobacco use in America By: Mariah Yourczek Tobacco in my opinion is one of the deadliest things for you. It can cause permanent damage to your lunges and most of the time it causes cancer. A lot of people lose their lives early in life because of tobacco use. People lose lots of years off their life because of smoking cigarettes. In the past couple decades most teens try some sort of tobacco at a young age. And most end up getting addicted at such a young age. Tobacco use at such
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Soon after the conclusion of World War II in 1945‚ Communism posed a threat in the United States. This threat‚ also known as the Red Scare‚ was triggered because of the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. The tension between the two superpowers led to the beginning of the Cold War in the late 1940s. Because the Soviets were a communistic country‚ many Americans feared Communism because of the influence that it had in America. Many intellectuals supported Communism in the U
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Albert Einstein said that unless we change our "modes of thinking" about political issues‚ we are headed toward "unparalleled catastrophe." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? I would have to say that such truer words have never been spoken before. If we as a global community continue to think in the same mindsets that we have in the past‚ then we will never be able to work together to accomplish goals such as eradication of diseases‚ homelessness‚ and other social problems. Not only
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