Freshman Year Semester 1 Exam Study Honors Earth Science: Chapter 1: Branches of earth science Astronomy - study of objects beyond earths atmosphere Meteorology - study of air that surrounds the earth~ how air interacts us give us weather Geology- study of the materials that make up the earth and the processes that form and change those materials -4.6 billion Oceanography- study of earths oceans 3/4 Of earths surface * subspecialties are climatology‚ ecology‚ paleontology
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that make up Earth science. Geology‚ oceanography‚ meteorology‚ astronomy. 2. How is a scientific hypothesis different from a scientific theory? A hypothesis is a tentative but untested explanation‚ while a scientific theory is attested and confirmed hypothesis. A hypothesis may not work‚ but a theory must work. 3. List the basic steps followed in many scientific investigations. Curiosity—observation—interpretation—hypothesize—test (experiments)—re-examine 4. How old is Earth‚ and how do we
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deep within the earth. Coal is highly abundant compared to oil and natural gas. Some analysts predict that the use of coal will increase as oil supplies decline. The coal supplies that we have now could last up to 200 years or longer. Undeveloped countries can not afford oil and natural gas so they depend on coal as their main source of energy. Coal is usually mined. The less expensive method of mining is surface mining; it produces the majority of coal in the United States. Surface mining is the act
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Water conservation importance. Water is very important content. With out water there is no life in earth. We use water in so many ways in our daily life. Water is a substance which covers ¾ part of the world. It means water is occupying more portion compared to land. But this water is becoming more polluted because of the environmental changes. So it is necessary to conserve the water. It is every one duty to protect the water because everyone uses this water and we the people are making water polluted
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describe what religion looks like‚ but in many cultures‚ religion has been known to be the basic establishment of life. In all type of religions‚ there are many rituals‚ narrative stories‚ beliefs‚ and sacred customs that shape everyone’s life. People on Earth practice their religion through all of these aspects‚ through teachings‚ through their daily habits‚ and through faith. Even those who do not believe in a religion are still affected by religion. Aside from the major organized religions of the world
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The Salt of the Earth‚ a 1954 film by Michael Wilson‚ is truly a masterpiece. In a very unbiased and professional way‚ I can say that this film is thus far‚ my favorite film that we have seen in our Chicano Cinema class‚ and the reason is easily seen. This film by Wilson adequately and precisely depicted the struggles that many Mexican American citizens suffered through in their work. The movie takes place in Zinc Town‚ New Mexico‚ where the population consists of many miners that work for the
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4.10 The Good Earth Pre-Activity Work File Data Table/ Observations: Note: If you are only observing two distinct layers of soil record your observations in the "uppermost" and "bottom" rows of the data table‚ leaving the "middle layer" row blank. Total ThicknessTop LayerMiddle Layer *If presentBottom LayerWater in Jar (after settling) Determining Soil Type Thickness of Layer (in cm)6.7inches 3inches 2.7inches 1inchAppearance of Water Clear/Cloudy? Color?Very cloudyFor this part of the
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such as e-cigarettes for example. One of the alternatives people have been seeking is a safer and more effective esolution for toothpaste. Diatomaceous Earth is a remarkable sunstance that is not only 100% natural‚ many experts believe that it does a more effective than commerically produced toothpaste. What Is Diatomaceous Earth? Diatomaceous earth is a fine powder that consist of diatoms which are fossilized phytoplanktons that have a cylindrical form. The thing that makes this subatnce so unqie
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“How the Earth was Formed” video notes: Theory: -sun was surrounded by a cloud of dust and gas -as cloud cooled little grains of minerals started forming -grains of minerals started bumping into each other (Problem was nobody could explain how these microscopic minerals formed a planet) Then in 2003 astronaut Don Pettit performed an experiment onboard the international space station. He put some salt in a plastic bag and found that almost immediately the grains started gathering together into little
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The 1961 essay of “The Wretched of the earth” by Frank Fanon follows up his 1951 book: “Black Skin White Mask”‚ which explores colonialism and people’s interaction with it from both the colonized and the colonists side. However‚ what we were assigned to is the preface of the essay‚ written by famous philosopher Jean Paul Sartre. Sartre’s mission with this piece is to give a detailed description to how the groups mentioned above‚ colonized and colonist people‚ differentiate from each other‚ how colonizers
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