Waves ` 1) Oceanic waves mean the forward movements of the ocean’s water caused by oscillation of water particles by frictional drag of wind over the Earth’s surface. It can be caused by the movement of Earth’s crust aka an earthquake. Like every wave‚ oceanic waves have highest and lowest points. The peak of thewave is called crest while the lowest point is called trough. The wavelength is the horizontal distance between two troughs or crests. 2)The Largest and most dangerous of oceanic waves
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Srivastava In partial fulfilment of the M.Sc.(2yr) degree in Physics Department of Physics and Meteorology Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur‚721302‚India May‚2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost‚ I thank my advisor Prof. Sanjeev kumar Srivastava for the many useful suggestions and pieces of advice that he has given me. I am also thankful to all faculties of Department of physics and Meteorology for creating a comforting study environment for all its students. I would like to thank to Mr
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Noise Noise pollution is excessive‚ displeasing human‚ animal‚ or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise may be from the Latin word nauseas‚ which means disgust or discomfort.[1] The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly construction and transportation systems‚ including motor vehicle noise‚ aircraft noise‚ and rail noise.[2][3] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial
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I am a firm believer in the concept of being unique. Everyone has heard the phrase‚ “You’re one in a million‚” numerous times. For most‚ it seems obvious. However‚ growing up with a genetically identical copy of me living in the same house for eighteen years has made uniqueness a little bit more tough to grasp for me. Having an identical twin definitely changes the way that people look at me. For most of my life‚ my brother‚ whose name is Josh‚ and I were basically the same person. We did the same
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Rene Descartes Rene Descartes was a brilliant man. His works on philosophy‚ physics and mathematics are still heavily influenced much to all of these studies today in our modern world. Descartes was born in March 31‚ 1596 in La Haye‚ France; he was named after one of his godfathers‚ Rene Bruchard des Funtaines. Descartes parents were Joachim and Jeanne Descartes‚ he also had one brother and one sister and two half siblings. Growing up Descartes had health issues “infirmity of the lungs‚ (Rene
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do fun projects that involved science while doing being involved with my friends. There is a multitude of events anyone can participate in. For example‚ creating games from scratch‚ building an electric powered vehicle‚ or studying astronomy or meteorology are all things I have tried so far. I had finally found my
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Introduction Floods are a natural hazard. There have been many devastating floods in the past decade. Different countries have reacted differently during and after the floods have occurred. Some countries have needed economic help during these times. Some countries were able to give detailed warning and saved many lives in doing so. Developed countries have the money to warn its people of any floods or other natural hazards which may affect a community. Developing countries often do not have the
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agencies------------------------------------------------- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries‚ FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition‚ improve agricultural productivity‚ better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the
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In this essay I shall be discussing the link between the environment and society and also how the environment has brought about social change. This essay shall also include various environmental issues faced by society. Natural environment refers to the earth’s surface and atmosphere‚ counting all living organisms as well as the air‚ water‚ soil and other resources essential to maintain life. Humans depend heavily on the natural environment to sustain their lives; they depend on food‚ clothing and
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Johann Mendel was born on July 22‚ 1822 to Anton and Rosine Mendel. He had two sisters‚ Veronica‚ who was two years older and Theresa‚ who was seven years younger. Other children were born into the family but had died at birth. Anton was a peasant farmer which brought Johann’s interest in plants. Rosine was known for being born to a family with talent. When he was at the eligible age he started to work in the farm and he attended the village’s school. At school the teachers noticed he was very
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