Table below shows the layers of the Earth : Layer Composition Depth Properties Crust Oceanic crust Continental crust Basalt Granite 7-10 km 20-70 km Cool‚ rigid‚ and brittle Cool‚ rigid‚ and brittle Lithosphere Lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle Varies; the crust and the mantle have different compositions About 100 km Cool‚ rigid‚ and brittle Mantle Uppermost portion of the mantle included as part of the lithosphere Asthenosphere
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Name : ____________________________ Chapter 17: Life on Earth Activity designed by Kathleen Rudolph Taxa to explore – Elephants!! 1. Review terms (write definitions for these terms) Extant Extinct Genotype Phenotype Synapomorphy Background: There are three extant species of elephant: Elaphas maximus (Asian elephants)‚ Loxodonta africana (African elephants)‚ and Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephants). Their taxonomic hierarchy is as follows: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
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INTRODUCTION Every once in a while there comes a company that offer a service beyond customer expectations that really leaves the consumer with a sensation that they could not have done a better choice. ‘Earth and Castle’ is the perfect example of this. It is a start-up company based in Gozo that is gaining reputation fast for producing unique and professional wedding videos that are far beyond the traditional style that we are normally used to. Marlon‚ the founder of the company started initially
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classified as Minierals & Why: Gold‚ Water‚ Synthetic Diamonds‚ Ice & Wood: Gold-YES – naturally occurring; Synthetic Diamond: NO – Manmade; Water: NO – liquid state‚ only a solid material can be considered a mineral – in it’s naturally occurring ice state it is a solid and therefore a mineral; Wood: NO – organic‚ living material. How are rocks different from minerals: rock is lithified aggregate of a mineral. Rocks may contain multiple minerals as well as organic matter whereas minerals are a singular
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Changes to the Earth and its atmosphere (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/oils/changesrev1.shtml) Our changing planet 1 a Match a word from the list with each of the labels A‚ B‚ C and D on the diagram of the Earth. atmosphere core crust mantle [pic] A= core B= mantle C=crust D=atmosphere (4) b From which parts of the Earth do we get all of our raw materials? A atmosphere‚ core and crust B atmosphere‚ crust
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There are many different layers within the Earth. The core is at center of the Earth. The Earth’s core takes up sixteen percent of Earth’s volume‚ containing thirty-three percent of its Mass ..Pressure rises steadily inside the earth because of the weight of overlying rock. Therefore ‚the Pressure at the outer boundary of the core reaches 1.37 million atmospheres‚ 3.7 million Atmospheres. The core is made mostly of iron and nickel and possibly smaller amounts of lighter elements including sulfur
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1 EARTH DAY SKIT: “How Earth Day Began” This skit can be performed at an Earth Day assembly for an entire school or a single class Scene 1: At Home________________________________________________ A student returns home from school. While eating dinner‚ she discusses her day with her parents. The end of April is approaching and her school [insert your school name] is preparing for its Earth Week festivities. Teachers and students have been talking about the week’s event and she can’t wait –
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An essay on Earth Day The subject of Earth Day has been covered intensively by the world press over the past decade. Many an afternoon has been enjoyed by a family‚ bonding over the discussion of Earth Day. Until recently considered taboo amongst polite society‚ it is yet to receive proper recognition for laying the foundations of democracy. Often it is seen as both a help and a hinderence to global commercial enterprises‚ who are yet to grow accustomed to its disombobulating nature. Complex though
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Thought Final Paper The Earth Charter is a radical document that tries to offer solutions to help the world and all of mankind to try and find a level of sustainability. Through Jean Paul Sartre’s theories and ideologies‚ I try and find my own voice and ideals of how I personally feel about the Earth Charter. Many people have tried to figure out what they could do‚ with little success‚ to fix the Earth and save it from ourselves. Though it is a start‚ the Earth Charter simply does not have
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heated up‚ this orbiting matter accumulated and unavoidable mass of larger bodies collide to successively create protoplanets with its own gravitational pull. During this period‚ Earth was nothing but molten rock from the collision with other bodies and volcanoes‚ temperature reaching over 2‚000 fahrenheit. Not only that‚ but Earth then‚ would’ve been toxic to humans and modern life because of the lack of oxygen. Only carbon dioxide and nitrogen were presented and some water vapor. One massive planetary
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