Crust‚ Earthquakes and the Earth’s Interior Why is the Earth’s crust described as being dynamic? Crust- solid rock outer zone of Earth The crust is part of the lithosphere. The Earth’s crust is dynamic which means constantly changing. Earthquakes Volcanoes Crustal movements along fault zones Other evidence indicates that parts of the Earth’s crust have been moving to different locations for billions of years. Describe pieces of evidence that suggest minor changes in the Earth’s crust. Displaced
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Joseph Yoon Chapter 11 Fossil Fuels: combustible deposit found with Earth’s curst * Composed of remnants of prehistoric organisms that existed millions of years ago * Deposits are usually no older than 400 million years of age * Nonrenewable resources: finite‚ limited supply * Types: coal‚ oil natural gas (methane) * Lignite (lowest quality) * Subbituminous coal * Bituminous coal (sedimentary rock) * Anthracite (highest quality- metamorphic rock) Coal Reserves
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are sitting in a theater”‚ said Roman Polanski. This quote is saying that when a person goes to the movies he should not only feel like he is watching it but that he is experiencing it. The short story “Moving Pictures” is the perfect example for putting into words what this quote means. “Moving Pictures” is about this writer that just got his big break and a producer asked him to rewrite his book for a movie. The timeline of the story goes back and forth from past to the present. When the speaker
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7.2 vocab * Alluvial fan- a fan shaped deposit of sediment formed when a streams slope is abruptly reduced * Playa lake- a flat area on the floor of an undrained desert basin (playa) that fills and becomes a lake after heavy rain 7.2 outline * Weathering in Deserts: Although chemical weathering occurs in deserts‚ mechanical weathering is far more dominant in shaping desert landscapes. * Water in Deserts: In desert‚ water collects in streams and rivers that can deposit alluvial
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l Earthquakes. Protective Measures Psychicconsequences After the experience ofan earthquake‚ a range of anxiety reactions may occur‚ and therefore‚ in the following weeks‚ manypeople usually demand or need psychological support to reduce emotional stress. As for children‚ ifthere has been a seismic movement in your town and your child showssignsofconcern (such as lack ofappetite‚ insomnia‚ fear of weather changes‚ fear of being along or ofanother earthquake) listen to them‚ reassure them
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Executive Summary H100: War‚ Society‚ and the Structure of Military Revolution 10 May 2011 SUBJECT: “The Western Way of War” by Geoffrey Parker‚ in The Cambridge History of Warfare . Cambridge‚ UK: Cambridge University Press‚ 2005‚ 1-11. 1. General: This article explains the necessity for a culture to develop their way of war and describes how the western way of war’s evolution was instrumental to the successful rise of the West consisting of Europe and the former European colonies
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are drawn to Chicago for many reasons. Chicago‚ also known as the “city that never sleeps” is home to many shops‚ restaurants‚ clubs and bars (The Guide to Moving). Chicago is so diverse that it offers many different types of food. Chicago not only is famous for their pizza‚ but they have famous Italian beef sandwiches‚ pierogi‚ and sushi (“Moving to Chicago”).Pequod’s‚ Lou Malnati’s‚ and The Art of Pizza are Chicago’s top three best pizzerias according to Gebert.
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Humanities video summary The video "Earth: The power of the planet" is about the lithosphere system in Earth. It contains a few main ideas. They are the origin of Earth‚ the core below Earth‚ movement of Teutonic plates‚ geographical environment. The idea of a lithosphere system is divided into three parts‚ inputs‚ processes and outputs. The input is the ideas‚ information and the resources of the system. The main core of the system is the Earth’s inner core which contained radioactive minerals
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Earth Science Vocab Unit 4 Celestial Objects-A natural object which is located outside of Earth’s atmosphere‚ such as the Moon‚ the Sun‚ an asteroid‚ planet‚ or a star. Arc- a continuous portion of a circle Constellation-A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Apparent daily motion- Objects in the sky appear to rise in the East and set in the West each day. This apparent daily motion
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Effects of Constantly Moving “Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist‚ and actually moving there for good‚ are two very different things‚” said Tahir Shah. Moving can always be tough event for children to cope with. Change can be difficult part of a person’s life‚ oftentimes quite harrowing. Some may find change to be a good thing but often times not a consistent transition. I‚ on the other hand‚ find it to be more of a regular transition. Moving has many consequences
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