Reprinted in the Best American Science Writing 2004‚ edited by Dava Sobel. HarperCollins‚ 2004) On Explaining Science 1. The question is not "should" you explain a concept or process‚ but "how" can you do so in a way that is clear and so readable that it is simply part of the story? 2. Use explanatory strategies such as . . . - Active-voice verbs
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For example‚ if an air mass formed over an ocean near the equator‚ it would be called a mT. m stands for maritime (ocean) and T stands for tropical (near the equator/hot). Hope this helped! BThere’s actually six which affect Ireland. There are four main types of air mass. Tropical continental (Tc) Tropical maritime (Tm) Polar continental (Pc) Polar maritime (Pm) And two further sub-divisions. Arctic maritime (Am) Returning polar maritime (rPm) C Home Secondary Key Stage
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators April - June‚ 2012 New Delhi‚ India 11th October‚ 2012 Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan‚ Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg‚ New Delhi-110002 Tel: +91-11- 23230752‚ Fax: +91-11- 23236650 Website: www.trai.gov.in Disclaimer The Information and Statistics contained in this report are derived from variety of sources‚ but are mainly reliant on data obtained from Service Providers. This report does not constitute
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The depression the UK witnesses are responsible for the characteristics of the UK weather. Depressions can be devastating but are usually short lived‚ the great storm only lasted one night and caused so much damage. Depressions however‚ consist of four different stages; the early stage‚ open
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To what extent do you agree that river landforms can be classified as either erosional or depositional? Many different landforms are made by either deposition or erosion and there are some cases where they can be classified as both. Erosional landforms are caused by erosion which is the breaking down and transportation of particles from one area to another. Depositional landforms are made when particles are deposited somewhere else. In my opinion I think that river landforms can be classified
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EXPLAINING THE IRAN – IRAQ WAR Hostilities and border clashes occurred between Iraqi and Iranian forces before the 22nd of September 1980;[1] however‚ this date marks the official start of an eight year war that has in many ways become the most destructive and the bloodiest conflict since World War Two.[2] On that date the Iraqi government initiated synchronised strikes against Iranian airfields located within the range of its bombers‚ while Iraqi ground forces advanced into the Iranian province
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Urban geography Urban geography is a branch of human geography concerned with various aspects of cities. An urban geographer’s main role is to emphasize location and space and study the spatial processes that create patterns observed in urban areas. To do this‚ they study the site‚ evolution and growth‚ and classification of villages‚ towns and cities as well as their location and importance in relation to different regions and cities. Economic‚ political and social aspects within cities are also
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Migration to the New World Since the beginning the question of when the first humans reached the Americas has been an ongoing study for anthropologist and archaeologist. All agree that the one thing we are sure about is the first inhabitants were Homo Sapiens Sapiens. The question of when and how humans first entered the "New World" is still a mystery. A number of theories have been proposed however there are three leading theories which try to explain the origin of humans in the New World. The
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Chapter 2: The New Products Process - The overall new products process-that combination of steps/activities/decisions/goals‚ and so on that‚ if performed well‚ will churn out the new products the organization needs. - The process is not over when the new product is launched. It ends when the new product is successful‚ usually after some in-flight corrections (such as with the special in-store display piece). - Basic New Product Process (some firms refer to it as a stage-gate process): o Opportunity
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to which landforms change before lurching into a new set of relationships‚ with rapid realignments of landscape materials and slopes. Pattern Sequence Over Time: * Equilibrium stability. * Destabilizing event. * Period of adjustment. * Development of a new and different condition of equilibrium stability. *Slow continuous events maintain an approximate equilibrium. *Dramatic events require longer recovery times before a new equilibrium is established. Slopes - curved
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