Do you know what the biggest active volcano in the world is? Mauna Loa is so big in volume and so heavy that it causes the Pacific Plate that it sits on to sag under its weight! Although Mauna Loa has not erupted as many times as its sister‚ Kilauea‚ it has caused more damage with every earthquake and explosion it has had. The elevation of Mauna Loa is 13‚678 ft and its height from the ocean floor is 30‚080 ft. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano‚ but it can develop into a cinder cone. It has had
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were held by relatives‚ and the Domain of the Dead‚ with Stonehenge at its Centre‚ where people were buried (Scientists). Other beliefs as to why Stonehenge was constructed consist of ideas that the stones may have been used as an astronomical observatory (Scientists). Some believe that the alignment of the stones to the rising sun is associated with light. Some scientists argue this idea. Another accepted notion is due to the recent findings of scientists. They found remains of the workmen and they
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Tsunami Case Studies Activities Attorney-General’s Department 2010 Contents Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 ............................................. 2 Samoa tsunami 29 September 2009 ....................................... 4 Solomon Islands tsunami 2 April 2007 ................................. 10 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ December 26‚ 2004.......................... 13 Papua New Guinea tsunami 17 July 1998 ............................. 20 Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 On the 27 February
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WHAT MOTIVATED THE WEST’S INTEREST IN ASIA AND WHAT IMPACT DID THAT EVENTUALLY HAVE? (1979 WORDS) Missionaries in Asia and Their Impact on Education Religion was one key reason which attracted the Westerners into Asia. Because Christianity was the dominant religion in Western countries‚ the dispatching of missionaries into Asia was a common sight. Because they came in masses and moved conspicuously‚ they left rather astounding impacts on the host countries - educational impacts in particular
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from the back‚ very large mirrors can be built‚ which can make for larger viewing capabilities. With this come the disadvantages. Mirrors need to be cleaned frequently and can be easily misaligned. Where to Build a Telescope Ground based observatories are affected by many different elements of our atmosphere. In order to clearly see the night sky through a telescope‚ it is important to take these elements into consideration. Our atmosphere contains many gases that skew our vision of
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History test 1 • • Question 1 0 out of 0.5 points Which of the following was not a society of the ancient Near East? Answer Selected Answer: Assyrian. Correct Answer: Indus Valley. • Question 2 0.5 out of 0.5 points The first anatomically modern homo sapiens Answer Selected Answer: first appeared in Africa about 150‚000 years ago. Correct Answer: first appeared in Africa about 150‚000 years ago. • Question 3 0 out of 0.5 points
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Natural disasters are often not natural disasters‚ but are in fact human disasters. Discuss this statement in relation to seismic events. The word ‘natural’ indicates that humans have not caused the disaster. However‚ human activity can certainly interfere with nature‚ which in turn may either cause a natural disaster or make its effects much worse. Earthquakes can affect people in many different ways in countries all over the world. They are a product of intense seismic activity where plates are
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half of the 20th century to curb the effects of climate change‚ and some of them have even been somewhat successful. Extremely accurate measurements regarding the amount of CO2 present in the atmosphere have been taken since 1958 at the Mauna Loa Observatory‚ and the upward trend of the data gave us notice half a century ago about the changing of the climate. With this notice‚ several efforts have been made in the past‚ such as the Kyoto treaty to curb the emissions of these globe warming molecules
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Jeju where over 5 million people visit every year‚ is definitely the best tourist city in Korea. Recently‚ the number of tourists-both domestic tourists and foreigner tourist-is skyrocketing. Jeju has a nickname‚ "Samdado" which means "Three-many-island". The nickname refers to abundance of rocks‚ women‚ and wind. Jeju is very unique place compared to other places in Korea because their dialect is very distinct. Their dialect is so different‚ thus‚ Koreans who do not live in Jeju cannot understand
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Read the following passage carefully and then fill in the table at the bottom of the page. TIP: Use ReadWriteGold and listen to one paragraph at a time then find the definition of the word. A Walking Holiday in Costa Rica by Mary Novakovich It was hard to avoid a slight sense of panic in the arrivals lounge at San Jose airport. Scores of taxi drivers swarmed round us‚ making it difficult to find our guide who was to look after us during our walking holiday. I know it’s a typical scene in
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