The structure of the earth The earth has three major parts-the land part or lithosphere‚ the water part or hydrosphere and the air part or atmostpere. The lithosphere is the surface on which you live . It is also the earth solid sphere consisting mainly of massive rocks. The massive rocks form large land masses called continent and small island groups . Different land form such as mountains‚hills‚valleys‚plateaus and plains make up the lithosphere. The hydrosphere include all water forms
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There are nine planets in the Solar system if you include Pluto and most of them contain many different things then each other. They are all unique in various ways. Although it does not apply to Pluto‚ the planets are split up into two sides; Jovian and Terrestrial. Pluto isn’t Jovian or Terrestrial. It’s density is too small for it to be considered a Terrestrial planet‚ but it also is made out of rock and ice (Kaitlin). To be a Jovian planet it would have to be made of of gas‚ so it was classified
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The word planet is derived from the ancient Greek word planetes‚ or “wanderers.” Though the visible planets of that time did appear to be wandering in the sky‚ the science of Astronomy has broadened this term as well as our understanding of what‚ in fact a planet is. By modern definition‚ “planet” is described as a celestial body other than a star‚ which orbits a star. Our Solar System orbits the center of our home galaxy‚ the Milky Way‚ and has a rich and varied structure. It consists of the
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the history of mother earth. Only in the last few centuries‚ the impact of man on climate change has accelerated. Due to rapid industrialization and very high energy consumption‚ man has been drilling petrol from deep inside the earth‚ throwing it out into atmosphere through uncontrolled emission almost relentlessly every second and all over the world. Thus Mother earth has been subjected to artificial volcanic eruptions every second‚ polluting the atmosphere all around earth. This definitely has
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Legalizing Rare Earth Industry in Malaysia Rare earth minerals‚ to be defined in a simple way‚ are 17 elements located on the periodic table and essential to the production of high-tech gadgets such as smart-phones‚ flat screen televisions‚ catalytic converters‚ low-energy light bulbs‚ hybrid cars‚ wind turbines‚ and laser devices just to name a few. Lynas‚ an Australia rare earth company‚ was the first to bring rare earth production into the industrial estate of Gebang near Kuantan‚ east
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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 – excitement
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Definition Earth Hour is an annual event where millions of people and thousands of business worldwide turn off lights and shut down most electrical appliances to celebrate sustainability and show their support for strategies that will help solve the problem of global warming. The First Earth Hour * Earth Hour was inspired by a demonstration in Sydney‚ Australia on March 31‚ 2007‚ when more than 2.2 million Sydney residents and more than 2‚100 businesses switched off lights and non-essential
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10/12/10 ENC 1101 Peace on Earth This place known so well to me never fails to uplift my spirits after the annual visit my family and I take over summer. The crisp wind and the scent of nature seem to cast a spell on campers‚ relaxing and relieving them of stress. Tellico Plains‚ Tennessee might very well be my peace on Earth. I love escaping from the malicious grasp of modern day technology and taking a leap into the wild‚ with a breath of fresh air to clear my head. It is absolutely rejuvenating
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The novel titled Planet Janet tells a sixteen years old teenager named Janet as the main character. She is getting ready to begin a new maturity in another word in this novel called dark phase. Meanwhile‚ Janet’s effort to take maturity‚ she had to deal with her family conflicts. In Janet’s eye‚ her family is very annoying. Jocelyn Bandry her mother or more commonly called the mad cow in her diary book is a teacher. One of the reasons she did not like her mother is because of her mother more dominant
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changes contribute a lot to human life as we know it. There should be a balance in order for most living things to survive. A stable environment is the key to survival. Through-out many years‚ things Earths systems have been changing drastically. The outcomes of change can be good or bad. The Earth is warming faster than ever before‚ and humans are to blame. Ever since the industrial revolution‚ (which began during the mid-1800s) humans had affected the Earth’s atmosphere drastically. We have quickly
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