Young Discoverer Series UNIVERSE NICKNAMES OF PLANETS: Mercury – Speedy Messenger. Venus – Morning or Evening Star. Earth – The Blue Planet. Mars – The Red Planet. Jupiter – Jove or the Galilean System. Saturn – The Ringed Planet. Uranus – Father Sky. Neptune – The Windy Planet. Pluto – The Ice Planet. DEFINITIONS: STAR: A huge body made of hot luminous gas that is held together by its own gravity. Compared to other stars‚ our Sun is a star of average size and energy. PLANET: A large
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An essay on Earth Day The subject of Earth Day has been covered intensively by the world press over the past decade. Many an afternoon has been enjoyed by a family‚ bonding over the discussion of Earth Day. Until recently considered taboo amongst polite society‚ it is yet to receive proper recognition for laying the foundations of democracy. Often it is seen as both a help and a hinderence to global commercial enterprises‚ who are yet to grow accustomed to its disombobulating nature. Complex though
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Save the Earth With all the talk about going green‚ it seems much easier to let the cards fall where they may. What’s easier? Just throwing all the trash into one can‚ or sorting it into separate cans? As hard as it could be to clear the mess that this and past generations have left‚ it would be severely healthier than the alternative. Plutonium is a dangerous toxin that is released from nuclear power plants. “Plutonium‚ which has the half-life of only 0.5 million years‚ but is so toxic that
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Judith McNeely Aug. 30‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Unit 4 Project: Reflecting on Sources Complete all three parts of the worksheet below. Be sure to cite all sources in APA format‚ including using in-text citations and reference page citations in the spaces provided. The writing should be in Standard English and complete sentences. The sources noted in this worksheet should be related to your "big idea‚" which is the basis of your final project in this course
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Earth Day April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day each year. more than a million people across the globe‚ including individuals‚ communities‚ organisations governments acknowledge the beauty of this amazing planet we call home and pledge to protect and conserve the wealth of natural heritage for the generations to come. Good morning everyone and welcome to the earth day celebrations 2013. A warm welcome t May I now invite our Thank You sir. The Western Music choir will now present a song
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TOWARDS GREENER AMRITA In India‚ Mother Earth –Bhoomatha is considered sacred.We worship our Mother Earth and therefore it should be well conserved and protected.Mother Earth is a home to all living beings‚we don’t litter our home‚then why do we litter our earth?. There is nothing called waste in this universe.It is a misplaced resource‚taking the example from the nature itself-the trees absorb all the nutrients from the mother earth and shed their leaves back to the nature.These leaves acts
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consuming‚ binge drinking‚ watching television‚ collecting doll and dreaming. Travel is a perfect form of escapism where travel as means to escape from their empty and unsatisfying lives—as if frequently changing their location would offer fulfillment. Whether it’s from a bad relationship or not‚ a job you hate‚ or simply a boring and sedentary life‚ sometimes you feel like you just need to get away. You can trade in whatever is making you unhappy for something different‚ even if it’s just for a
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Life on this planet Earth is the product of a delicate balancing act provided by nature. Mankind’s very existence is totally dependent on this fragile ecosystem’s ability to maintain itself. A valuable player in the balance of the environment‚ the ozone layer‚ is facing a very serious threat by man. Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs)‚ are chemical agents commonly found in refrigerants‚ aerosol sprays‚ and in the manufacturing of Styrofoam and industrial solvents. With the rate of more than a half-million
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Our earth is made up 78 percent of water‚ and rest of it is land. Because of this‚ there is ample number of living organisms in land as well as water. It has plains‚ plateaus‚ mountains‚ valleys‚ deserts‚ forests‚ grasslands‚ oceans‚ seas‚ rivers‚ lakes etc. As there are various kinds of regions on earth‚ every region has its own kind of wild life as well as plant life. Earth has undergone a gradual change in its environment through its years of evolution. Our earth and its diverse environment:
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