Unit 5 |1. |Rising air expands and cools; sinking air is compressed and warms. Typically‚ the size of the temperature change is: | | |A. | | |5oF/1000 ft change in elevation going up‚ and 3oF/1000 ft coming down | | |
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1. Crust: The Earth’s surface is composed mostly of water‚ basalt and granite. Oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. The Earth’s thin‚ rocky crust is composed of silicon‚ aluminum‚ calcium‚ sodium and potassium. The crust is divided into continental plates which drift slowly (only a few centimeters each year) atop the less rigid mantle. The crust is thinner under the oceans; this is where new crust is formed. Continental crust is about 25-90 km thick. 2. Mantle: Under the crust is the rocky
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States of America. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 027/043 09 08 07 06 05 04 NASA/Science Photo Library/Photo Researchers i-01-LBI-861758 8/23/04 3:20 PM Page iii Authors Susan Leach Snyder Education Division Washington‚ D.C. Dinah Zike Earth Science Teacher‚ Consultant Jones Middle School Upper Arlington‚ OH Educational Consultant Dinah-Might Activities‚ Inc. San Antonio‚ TX Series Consultants CONTENT READING ACTIVITY TESTERS William C. Keel‚
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spots‚ less than one kilometer in others. Underneath it is the mantle‚ a layer of rock some 2700 kilometers thick that accounts for the bulk of the Earth. The crust is primarily made of granite and basalt while the mantle beneath is made of peridotite. More about all that below. How We Know the Earth Has a Crust Just a century ago‚ we didn’t know the Earth has a crust. Until the 1900s all we knew was that our planet wobbles in relation to the sky as if it had a large‚ dense core. Astronomical observations
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direction with height that turn storms severe. • Thunderstorms with rotating updrafts are called super cells commonly producing tornadoes. animation – audio http://www.sandi.net/cms/lib/CA01001235/Centricity/Domain/7724/animations/animations glencoe earth science/thunderstorm_stages_332.swf • Stages of thunderstorms: Cumulus stage(no rain‚ mainly updrafts) ‚ Mature stage(updrafts and downdrafts caused by rain)‚ Dissipation stage (lingering downdrafts). http://my.hrw.com/sh2/sh07_10/student/tabpages/hq7c/c24/s02/vc04/hq7c_c24s02_vc04fs
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Evolution of the Earth The planet earth has gone through much abuse and punishment in the past. Formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago‚ the earth has undergone multiple catastrophic asteroids erasing species after species. Due to geologic evidence‚ it is estimated over 90 percent of all life that had ever lived in this planet have been extinct. No more than the past 500 million years alone‚ 50-90 percent of all organisms on earth were wiped out of the geological timeline without any warning
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Atmosphere Homework Describe the composition of the air Air is a mixture of gases and aerosols that compose the atmosphere surrounding Earth. The primary gases of air include nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). Trace gases and aerosols make up the remaining 1% of air. The trace gases include the noble gases argon‚ neon‚ helium‚ krypton and xenon‚ hydrogen and the greenhouse gases. The aerosols are solid or liquid particles having diameters in the region of 0.001 to 10 microns‚ and include dust
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RAMMED EARTH Fíonnadh McGonigle 0818555 Contents • History (page 2) • The Use of Rammed Earth within the UK (pages 3 & 4) • Rammed Earth as a Sustainable material‚ Thermal and Insulation properties (pages 5 & 6 ) • Weather Protection (page 7) • Construction week o Aims (page 8) o Risk Assessment (page 9‚10 &11) o Prototype
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Earth Quake Cause and Effect Essay BY: Jean Rosario Teacher: Jessica Heyett An earthquake‚ one of the most destructive natural disaster‚ consists of rapid vibrations of rock near the surface of the earth. It is the most terrifying of all natural disasters and has brought fear since ancient times because of its sudden unpredictable occurrence and enormous capacity of destruction. Earthquakes can effect earth‚ people‚ and property in everyday lives. Earthquakes change the earth’s formations in different
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A comparison of competitiveness of Chinese mobile phone manufacturers and foreign manufacturers in China Outline Introduction Methodology Analysis Conclusion References Introduction Purpose of this research 1.identify the competitive environment of mobile phone industry 2.find some suggestions for Chinese mobile phone manufacturers The reasons why i choose this topic 1.interest 2.mobile phone seems to be necessity goods Research questions 1.In the current competitive market‚ what is the position
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