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    Chapter 1: 1: Contrast physical geography and cultural geography A: Cultural geography centers on things such as people‚ religions‚ languages‚ foods‚ and traditions‚ While physical geography centers on the aspects of the earth‚ the soil‚ the mountains‚ water‚ landforms etc. 2: If any idea cannot be disproven by some possible observation or test‚ can such an idea be supported by science? Explain. A: The book states that in order for something to be considered scientific there must be some test

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    Comparison of the Planets

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    Abstract Why is Earth the only planet in our solar system capable of sustaining life? Why is Earth the only planet in the solar system that has plentiful liquid water and an atmosphere that can protect the planet from the harmful ultra-violet rays of the Sun? What makes Earth so special? These are some of the questions that will be explored in greater detail as we use Comparative Planetology to understand what makes Earth a habitat for life and what makes it so different from the other planets

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    have been debating weather global warming actually exists. If it exists some scientists believe it is natural. While others believe it is caused by humans. Global warming is defined as an average increase in temperature in the atmosphere near the earths surface and in the troposphere. Which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns. In relativity the thickness of a coat of varnish on a globe is the thickness of the atmosphere compared to the world it self. Thin enough that we are capable

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    who refuses to invade Earth on the theory that the people of Earth have greater morale than the people of Mars. Ettil had feared that his people were doomed to the same fate as the people in his books­: whom at the end of every story were conquered by Earth. When the Martians’ arrive to Earth nothing is as any of them thought it would be. They had been anticipating a great battle but instead the Earth people met with friendly faces and open arms. Ettil walks around Earth paranoid‚ and confused by

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    investigated the role that the sun plays in our lives. To start our investigation we researched all the things that the sun provides us with and the results were surprising. We found that the first effect of the sun going out would be that be the earth would be very dark and the temperature would quickly drop. In other words our climate would be a lot cooler. Another effect of the sun disappearing would be that we would be instantly be thrown out of orbit and fly off into space because of the lack

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    creation of earth and man‚ but each shows how the way of life in a particular religion is evidence in its creation story. While these three stories share many similarities they also differ in more ways than one. In the Jicarilla Indians version of the creation story there are supernatural beings called the Hactcin and one supernatural being that is the most powerful named Black

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    The only planetary system that is known to man is our solar system. It is made up of nine planets. The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto. There are also many other minor planets‚ which are also in our solar system‚ but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. Mercury‚ which is the planet that is closest to the sun‚ is the first and smallest of the inner planets. It is speculated that the heat from

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    The Ojibwa Tribe and their Dances and Ceremonies “When Ah-ki’ (the Earth) was young‚ it was said that the Earth had a family. Nee-ba-gee’-sis (the Moon) is called Grandmother‚ and Gee’-sis (the Sun) is called Grandfather. The Creator of this family is called Gi’-tchie Man-i-to’(Great Mystery or Creator). The Earth is said to be a woman. In this way it is understood that woman preceded man on the Earth. She is called Mother Earth because from her come all living things. Water is her life blood. It

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    paper will compare the nine planets and major moons of our solar system and describe their individual characteristics. At the end of this discussion‚ the habitability factor of these different worlds will be discussed as compared to that of the Earth ’s. A Brief History of the Sol System By radiocarbon dating meteorites‚ we know that roughly 4.6 billion years ago our solar system began. This happens when a cloud of gas and dust were disturbed and squeezed by perturbations of the surrounding

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    astronomical body that orbits earth‚ being earths only permanent natural satellite. Over many years‚ scientists have came up with different theories on how the moon was formed. Scientists have came up with theories then another scientists proves it wrong. I believe that the moon was formed from the big impact. The first theory is the co-formation theory. The co-formation theory also know as the condensation theory‚ says that the moon was formed at the same time as the earth. The theory states that the

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