Name ________________________ Lab 1. Volcanic Hazards VOLCANOES INTRODUCTION Few things excite the imagination as much as a volcanic eruption‚ one of nature’s magnificent spectacles‚ which can result in devastating consequences. The very word “volcano” brings to mind thunderous explosions‚ rivers of fiery orange lava‚ and images of smoking destruction. The actual capacity for destruction is not overrated -- volcanic eruptions are one of the most devastating of all geologic hazards. There
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Mount Vesuvius is a volcano located in southern Italy‚ near the bay of Naples and the city of Naples. It is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Vesuvius rises to a height of 1277 m (4190 ft). Vesuvio (Vesuvius) is probably the most famous volcano on earth‚ and is one of the most dangerous. Mount Vesuvius is a strato-volcano consisting of a volcanic cone (Gran Cono) that was built within a summit caldera (Mount Somma). The Somma-Vesuvius complex has formed
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I. Introduction …………………………… 1 II. Body …………………………… 2 a. Definition …………………………… 2 b. Kinds of volcano …………………………… 2 c. Types of eruption …………………………… 3 d. Risk …………………………… 4 e. Benefits …………………………… 11 a. Tourism …………………………… 11 b. Environment …………………………… 13 III. Conclusion …………………………… 15 IV. Bibliography …………………………… 17 Introduction The term volcano can either mean the vent from which magma erupts to the surface‚ or
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How to Read a Roman Portrait SHELDON NODELMAN from E. D’Ambra‚ ed.‚ Roman Art in Context. NY: Prentice Hall. 1993 pp. 10‐20 Like all works of art. the portrait is a system of signs; it is often an ideogram of “public’ meanings condensed into the image of a human face. Roman portrait sculpture from the Republic through the late Empire-the second century BCE. to the sixth CE -constitutes what is surely the most remarkable body of portrait art ever created. Its shifting montage of abstractions from
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simplest form. Stools were used by both slaves and emperors. Those who were poor got plain stools‚ while those who were wealthy had access to precious woods‚ had ornaments inlayed‚ metal fittings‚ ivory‚ silver and gold leaf. The bronze stools from Herculaneum were square in shape. It had straight legs with decorative stretchers and a dipped seat. An important indicator of power in the Roman period was the folding stool. Both stools and chairs folded into a scissor fashion in order to make it easier to
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AN ASSIGNMENT ON BUILDING SCIENCE AND ARCHITECTURE (BLD 205) Topic: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MODES OF CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE: BABYLONIANS GREEKS ASSYRIANS EGYPTIANS ROMANS USING RELEVANT SKETCHES AND ILLUSTRATIONS‚ EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF THE GLOBE USE BUILDING ENVELOPE TO ACHIEVE INTERNAL COMFORT. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY. APRIL‚ 2012. CONSTRUCTION IN ANCIENT
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Archaeology The Nature of Archaeology History: Focuses on written sources‚ written sources restricted to the last 5500 years‚ written sources are limited to literate societies‚ written sources from ancient societies were mostly written by men‚ reflecting a male bias. Archaeology: Focuses on physical sources‚ physical sources extend as far back as the beginning of human history into prehistory‚ physical artefacts provide information about all human activity‚ and archaeologists usually study
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The river erosion processes involved in the formation of waterfalls are hydraulic action‚ abrasion and solution. Hydraulic action is the force of moving water on the land. Fast flowing water forces out looses rock and soil from the river bed and bank. Soft rock is eroded faster than hard rock (differential erosion) and overtime the bank will collapse. Abrasion is the wearing away of the river bed by its load. Stones carried by the river smooth the river channel deepening & widening it. Solution
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wife Euridice has been put to music. Pythagoras studied acoustics‚ the tuning of musical instruments‚ and measured intervals. Visual‚ literary‚ and performing arts- Much of their art has been copied and excavated and uncovered from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Not many examples of music were left behind. There were athletic games‚ and poetry recitals. Music was combined with other arts: drama‚ poetry‚ and dancing. Classical music comes from the God Apollo whereas romantic music came from Dionysus
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Peach From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the tree and its fruit. For other uses‚ see Peach (disambiguation) and Peachtree (disambiguation). Peach Prunus persica Autumn Red Peaches‚ cross section Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Prunus Subgenus: Amygdalus Species: P. persica Binomial name Prunus persica (L.) Stokes[1] The peach‚ Prunus persica
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