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    Weather Instruments

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    i Chapter 6 Measurement of Precipitation CONTENTS 6.1 Definitions and Units ............................................................................................................ 1 6.2 Observation Instruments ..................................................................................................... 1 6.2.1 Cylindrical Rain Gauges and Ordinary Rain Gauges ................................................ 1 6.2.2 Siphon Rain Gauges ............................................

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    Famous Igneous Rocks

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    Writing Assignment: Famous Igneous Rocks 25 Points Some very famous stone products are made out of igneous rocks. Select one of the items in the list below and do some research on it. Then write a creative story about the travels or life history of the rock that makes up the item. Your story can be as creative as you like but must at least include: * An explanation of the conditions under which the igneous rock was formed in the first place * What the product is today‚ where it is located

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    The Bomb That Rapidly Changed The World The atomic bomb is a bomb that rapidly releases energy causing destructive damage through heat.   The atomic bomb dropped on Japan was not needed it was an evil act and was unnecessary. It was undoubtedly not required to drop a 4-ton barbaric weapon that is equivalent to 5 million dollars on another country. The United States Military had already launched a sea blockade that consisted of a submarine campaign before the bomb was dropped. It was cutting food

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    Formulas of Surface area and Lateral surface area of Polyhedrons LSA or Lateral Surface Area refers to the sum of the areas of all the faces of a three-dimensional figure‚ excluding its bases. SA or Surface Area- refers to the sum of the areas of all the faces of a three-dimensional figure. It also referred to as the Total Surface Area (TSA). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Rectangular Prism LSA= P(h) *where P=perimeter of the base ; h= measurement of the height SA= 2B+ LSA *where

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    of Rock Worksheet Write a 500- to 750-word explanation regarding the role of plate tectonics in the origin of igneous rocks. Igneous rocks can come from two hot liquid like materials‚ which are lava and magma‚ these to substances are a lot alike‚ magma is what lava is before it is taken to the Earth’s surface by a volcano eruption. These substances being such a large part of the forming of Igneous rocks is where the rock gets its name‚ the word igneous comes from the word ignis‚ which is the

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    Weather plays an important role in our everyday lives. It determines our daily and weekly forecast that includes sunshine‚ rain‚ snow‚ and storms of several kinds depending on what part of the United States you live in. I believe‚ the weather also affects our mood‚ and the clothes we wear. My favorite kind of weather is spring weather. I enjoy the sunny days and cool evenings without that sticky feeling we feel during Texas hot summers. However‚ weather has played a huge role in American history

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    Graphs‚ Groups and Surfaces 1 Introduction In this paper‚ we will discuss the interactions among graphs‚ groups and surfaces. For any given graph‚ we know that there is an automorphism group associated with it. On the other hand‚ for any group‚ we could associate with it a graph representation‚ namely a Cayley graph of presentations of the group. We will first describe such a correspondence. Also‚ a graph is always embeddable in some surface. So we will then focus on properties of graphs

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    Western Oregon is a region that is threatened by landslides that can cause hazards to the public’s safety‚ their natural resources‚ and infrastructure. The most hazardous areas are in the mountain terrains. Landslides are a common occurrence in Western Oregon. They can be very devastating to homes and businesses and each year millions of dollars are spent repairing the damage caused by landslides (Hofmeister‚ 2002). Landslides are not individual events‚ they occur in conjunction with other factors

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    that time period‚ music created many conflicts between generations. Also in those decades‚ music created conflict between racial and gender classes. Glenn C. Altschuler‚ author of All Shook Up‚ discusses in this book all of these conflicts‚ and what rock ‘n’ roll did to aid or to discourage people of this time. The book starts with a boy named Josh‚ whose life changes the summer he turns thirteen. Josh’s parents are divorced; he lives with his mom in Boston‚ and visits his dad every summer in Chicago

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    The Hot Zone The Hot Zone is a best-selling 1994 non-fiction bio-thriller by Richard Preston about the origins and incidents involving viral hemorrhagic fevers‚ particularly Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses. This book is based upon an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a monkey house located in the Washington‚ D.C. suburb of Reston‚ Virginia. The author weaves together the tales of several previous outbreaks in Africa to describe clearly the potential damage such an outbreak could cause. The first

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