WHAT ARE ROCKS? What are Rocks? Making up most of the Earth’s crust‚ rocks are usually defined as a mixture of common minerals. Rocks can be hard or soft‚ as small as a grain or as large as a building. Combined with the effects of weathering and vegetation (vegetation can also weather rock as the tree or bush is "yanked" out of the ground by forces of wind or by merely falling over after it has died. Root systems tend to go under the surface and attach themselves to
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Like with most of CRYSTAL QUEST whole house systems‚ the first stage consists of a sediment filter which‚ as the name suggests‚ removes sediment along with sand‚ silt and dirt. By trapping the bigger contaminants‚ this filter extends the live of the other filters‚ thus prolonging the life of the overall system. Stages 2 to 7 consists of different filters designed
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Title: Which type of meat will tenderize most using cola drinks? Aim: -To help Namibians use a cheaper‚ easier and always available type of meat tenderizer. Hypothesis: Beef will tenderize most. Background: In my research‚”Phosphoric Acid”‚ the main ingredient of cola drinks‚ is assumed to be of high enough concentration to deteriorate a piece of meat. So in this experiment‚ I want to prove if cola drinks can tenderize meat and what type of meat can it tenderize most. Plan: The plan is to
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University of the Philippines Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Department of Geography Final Paper in Geography 155 THE GREAT CENTRAL PLAINS Mary Angelie A. Pasion PHYSICAL BACKGROUND OF THE GREAT CENTRAL PLAINS General Information and Physical Background The North American Plains include the area from the Canadian boreal forest in the north to central Texas in the south and from the Rocky Mountain in the west to the Missouri River and the eastern boundaries of the
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Jessica Dowdy 1/5/2011 A Block A. Astronomy/ Space 1. Big Bang Theory: a. The Big Bang Theory is the theory that the entire universe was once confined to a dense‚ hot‚ super massive ball then 12-17 billion years ago huge expansions occurred and material in the ball began moving out in all directions. Then‚ instant cooling ensued due to the expansion and thus the universe was born. b. Individuals Roles in the BBT: Edwin Hubble – Created the most powerful telescope of the time
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Formation of Rocks The three main ways rocks are formed: • Sedimentary rocks are formed through the gradual accumulation of sediment: for example‚ sand on a beach or mud on a river bed. As the sediment is buried it is compacted as more and more material is deposited on top. Eventually the sediment will become so dense that it is essentially rock. This process is known as lithification. • Igneous rocks are rocks which have crystallized from a melt or magma. The melt is made up of various components
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Plate Tectonics The forces that shape the earth begin beneath the lithosphere. Rock in the asthenosphere is hot enough to flow slowly. Heated rock rises‚ moves up toward the lithosphere‚ cools and circulates downward. Riding above this circulation system are the tectonic plates‚ enormous moving pieces of the earth’s lithosphere. [pic] Plate Movement Tectonic Plates move in four different ways. When tectonic plates come into contact‚ changes on the earth’s surface occur. 1. Diveregnt Boundary-
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pressure. There are three main types of sedimentary. The first is detrital rocks‚ which are formed by sediments from pre-existing sedimentary rocks that have been grated off from wind or water erosion then have found their way way to a water source such as a river‚ lake‚ or ocean. Once they have made it to the water source they are put under pressure due to the weight of the water and other sediments on top of them. This pressure‚ along with the sticky mud‚ forms them into rock. A few examples of detrital
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A cay is home to many different species due to the formation of habitats such as the rocky shore habitat. A cay is formed when the current of the ocean transport lose sediments across the surface of a reef to a depositional node‚ which is where two currents converge and the sediment load is released. Layers of deposited sediment gradually build up on the reef surface resulting in a low island forming on this reef. Cays provide a variety of habitats ranging from marine to terrestrial. Hence‚ Cays
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transport by water‚ wind or waves. This is called sediment * If the sedimentary is converting into rocks. It is buried deep within earth and involved in the dynamics of mountains. After all reaction of pressures and heat. They will become metamorphic rock. * From igneous rocks –sediment-sedimentary rock-metamorphic rock * From igneous rocks – metamorphic rock by heat and pressure * From igneous rocks-metamorphic rock-sediment- sedimentary rock-metamorphic rock 2.List the
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