One and a half acres of the rain forest-“the Lung of the Earth”‚ are lost every second. In fact‚ they now cover only a mere 6% of the earth’s land surface compared with 14% when humankind first settled. Experts estimate that the last remaining rain forests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Obviously‚ deforestation has been becoming an alarming phenomenon for the whole world. Writing about this issue‚ Laura Lopen‚ John Maier and Dick Thompson express some quite strong opinions. In “Playing
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galaxy. He collided with another comet near a black hole. The explosion was so the black hole exploded and made many planets. The planets were scattered throughout the galaxy. Then the being that was inside named Atlas came out and headed towards earth since he was near the planets. Atlas then started pulling things out a small bag that he contained around his waist. He pulled out things that looked like little mountains. Atlas then threw the mini mountains to the floor and Poof Mountains
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UR EARTH SPEECH Our earth is the only beautiful planet in our solar system. This is the only planet which has life. Since 200 a.d. everything was good‚ but since the development of human culture‚ cities and modern life style everything has been changed. Now man and other animals started behaving differently. Man started using and misusing natural resources up to the limit. Now we don’t have crude oils‚ coals‚ less forests‚ wild animals. Our environment
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Measuring Earth with a Stick Have you ever heard of the Greek mathematician and astronomer Eratosthenes? His name is probably best known among astronomers. Why do they think so highly of him? Eratosthenes was born about 276 B.C.E. and received some of his education in Athens‚ Greece. He spent a good part of his life‚ however‚ in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ which at that time was under Greek rule. In about 200 B.C.E.‚ Eratosthenes set out to determine the dimensions of the earth by using a simple stick
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towards things. Some are concerned in preserving and protecting the earth; others don’t care about the subject and believe it doesn’t make a difference. The fact is‚ as everyday goes by the earth is being destroyed more and more; and we need more people to care. The point being not only to care for the earth‚ but care for yourself. Earth is the place you now call "home." A person who is extremely concerned in protecting the earth‚ for example‚ is more likely to use recycled products and won’t use
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Earth Day is an annual event‚ celebrated on the 22 of April‚ on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970‚ and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network‚ and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. Earth Day is the perfect time to think outside the box. What are the consequences of our choices? What products are better for the earth? What should we avoid? Just as you might suspect‚ there’s more to saving
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DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARTH INTERIOR LAYERS ( COMP.#16) BY: KRISTAL MAE E. TORRECAMPO EARTH • Is made up of three physical states of materials : - SOLID MATERIALS - LIQUID MATERIALS - ENVELOPE GASES GEOLOGISTS - Studied Earth’s interior through indirect observation of waves during earthquake - studies Earth’s interior EARTH is divided into three layers namely: * CRUST * MANTLE * CORE CRUST – OUTERMOST and THINNEST LAYER - ranging from 5 to 100 km. thick - upper part of the
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Is Earth really being Harmed by Human Activity? In my opinion‚ the Earth is definitely being harmed or should I say damaged by human activity. It is quite obvious when we look around us‚ when we see read and watch the news‚ and when we research for ourselves. I believe the major cause in the damage of the Earth all began with the introduction of industrialization. As a result of industrialization‚ pollution came about. Deforestation was inevitable because of the expansion of urban developments
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Save The Mother Earth By: Arjhon Acordon “I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it’s doable. A quotation of Mrs. Imelda Marcos campaigning Filipino’s to save mother Earth. Some people Saying that Saving mother earth was so very hard. Is anyone concerned with what our world will be like in years to come? With the effects of global warming is causing to the environment‚ it’s hard to say that our planet Earth will be the way it is today.
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AP/IB 11 Biology Origins of Life on Earth There are multiple theories as to how life began on earth‚ beginning with the findings of various revolutionary scientists. This paper will discuss various scientists’ theories and experiments as they strove to discover how life began‚ and the processes that might have occurred in order to develop and create the world we are now familiar with today. Recent discovered functions of RNA have suggested that RNA provides a crucial framework in the evolution
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