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    The Devil’s Footprints provided much noise and confusion during the 19th century when strange tracks came across Southern Devon. During the night‚ a mystery occurred when an unknown creature’s footprints were spotted in the morning. When the sun rose‚ people who woke up early in the morning concluded they saw footprints that resembled the devil. This mystery was known as “The Devil’s Footprints.” Now there are two theories people still think about what caused the footprints‚ they are an animal’s

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    Ecological Footprint Lab In the Ecological footprint lab I had learned that my family uses a lot of resources‚ goods and etc. In some parts of the calculations for the ecological footprint my family would either use less and in some parts of the footprint my family would use more of. That my ecological footprint is 5.6 hectares. 5.6 hectares is about 14 acres. Just for the goods‚ housing‚ food‚ transportation‚ services and waste my family is spending about 56‚285. My ecological footprint is high

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    In the atmosphere was where I started. Seventy five years I was there. A carbon atom in a carbon dioxide molecule was what I was. A Pinyon pine tree going through photosynthesis took me from the atmosphere. After I left my home‚ I converted into a tissue in a Pinyon pine needle. This was only the first part of the cycle‚ and I was going to the biosphere-plant. A new territory‚ the biosphere-plant. Accordingly‚ I existed as a tissue in a Pinyon pine needle. For two months I stayed like that.

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    Carbon 14 Dating

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    Carbon-14 Dating: An Invaluable Yardstick in the Chronology of Humans Archaeologists utilize several methods to analyze data from the past. One scientific tool helps to analyze the radioactive decay of chemical elements found in plant and animal remains‚ pottery‚ and even rocks. Radiocarbon dating‚ also known as carbon-14 dating‚ has developed into one of the most important radioisotope dating methods archaeologists employ. This scientific tool‚ first developed by Willard F. Libby in the late

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    Ecosystem: Carbon Dioxide

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    primarily from the sun. It generally enters the system through photosynthesis‚ a process that also captures carbon from the atmosphere. By feeding on plants and on one another‚ animals play an important role in the movement of matter and energy through the system. They also influence the quantity of plant and microbial biomass present. By breaking down dead organic matter‚ decomposers release carbon back to the atmosphere and facilitate nutrient cycling by converting nutrients stored in dead biomass back

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    Radioactive dating Isotope: Carbon-14 |Name |radiocarbon‚14C | |Neutrons |8 | |Protons |6 | |mass

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    Low Carbon Society

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    involve low carbon society concept. The question is what is sustainable development and low carbon society? Sustainable development is eco-friendly development and low carbon society is society that consumes sustainable and relatively low carbon energy as compared with our present day to avoid adverse climate change. Malaysia also participates in this program in order to reduce carbon emission to avoid climate change. In this research we focus on how to transformed Iskandar Malaysia to low carbon society

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    The Iron-Carbon Diagram

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    The Iron-Carbon Diagram There are two iron-carbon equilibrium diagrams: - stable iron-graphite Fe-Gr - metastable iron-cementite Fe-Fe3C The stable condition usually takes a very long time to develop. The metastable diagram is of more interest. Fe3C iron carbide called cementite because it is hard. Following phases exist on Fe-Fe3C diagram: - liquid solution of iron and carbon (L) - ferrite ( ) – an interstitial solid solution of carbon in Fe (bcc). At room temperature ferrite is ductile but

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    An ecological footprint is the land‚water‚ and resources consumed by a one person. As a child I probably wasn’t using as many resources when it came to food or in wasting or having a "throw away" attitude towards thing. In the Assignment 1 where they showed us how many earths it would take to have the world live like "me" was shocking. And one of the main reasons as to why it was to big is because I fly a lot year-round. Taking less flights and trip/my means of transportation would greatly decrease

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    carbon fiber composite

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    Autocomposites Workshop Kickstarting the widespread adoption of automotive carbon fiber composites 7‚8‚9 November 2012 Troy‚ MI 1 AUTOCOMPOSITES PROJECT OVERVIEW & FAQ AUTOMOTIVE CARBON FIBER INDUSTRY CONTEXT CHALLENGES TO WIDESPREAD IMPLEMENTATION MANUFACTURING INNOVATION DESIGN & ANALYSIS ENHANCEMENT LIFECYCLE CONSIDERATIONS APPROACH TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES 2 Overview Lightweight Autocomposites Summary RMI is committed to reducing U.S. oil dependence and enhancing

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