Describe the “big splash” theory of the Moon’s origin? The currently accepted hypothesis for the Moon’s origin--which is supported by chemical analysis of Moon rocks--is that it began as part of Earth but was blown off when the early Earth was struck by a Mars-sized early planet (retroactively named Theia). Huge amounts of debris were ejected into orbit around the Earth‚ where most of it coalesced into the Moon. The other moons in the solar system have different origins. The small ones are mostly
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Case: Alibaba Competing in China and Beyond Electric commerce (e-commerce) is the buying and selling of products or services over an electronic medium like the internet. The advantages of e-commerce are speedy transactions‚ less travel‚ low operational costs‚ ability to reach a large customer base‚ and round the clock buying and selling. Some of the disadvantages of e-commerce are the minimum amounts of customer to company interactions which leads to trust issues‚ e-commerce is prone to fraud and
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Syphilis is a disease that dates back to early times. The actual location that it originated is still debated. The main hypothesis about the origin of syphilis are recorded around the time that Christopher Columbus made his voyage to the New World and is referred to as the “Colombian theory.” This theory describes the disease as being brought back to Europe when his crews were returning back from America in 1492. It was shortly after this time that the first epidemic of syphilis was recorded in Naples
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International BHS 415 Domestic and Community Violence Case Study #1 Biological and Social origins of violence and ways to reduce them Dr. Cecilia Hegamin-Younger January 22‚ 2007 My grandmother used to tell me that I needed to be sure about motherhood before choosing to become a mother for two very important reasons. First‚ the mother is the child’s first teacher for everything in his/her life and secondly children learn what they live. If everyone stopped and thought about that before
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Open Souce an Expository Essay Bahiyyudin Ansari Com/150 07/18/2010 Karen Walsh Open Souce an Expository Essay Open source programming brings many benefits to the computer industry by lowering cost‚ allowing the user to gain better accessibility‚ and providing long-term use. Without open source users would not have many advantages of making changes to improve software. Organizations that use open source can excel within their own industries by using tools tailored to fit their business
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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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The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth’s gravity. The atmosphere protects life on Earth by absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation‚ warming the surface through heat retention (greenhouse effect)‚ and reducing temperature extremes between day and night (the diurnal temperature variation).The common name given to the atmospheric gases used in breathing and photosynthesis is air. Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78.09% nitrogen‚ 20.95% oxygen
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CYPCORE 3413 Identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environments All settings should have copies of the latest legislation and guidance as well as their own policies and procedures. Health & safety executive: HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health‚ safety and illness. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces Health and Safety at Work
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MUSIC THEORY Intervals An interval is the distance between two notes. Intervals are always counted from the lower note to the higher one‚ with the lower note being counted as one. Intervals come in different qualities and size. If the notes are sounded successively‚ it is a melodic interval. If sounded simultaneously‚ then it is a harmonic interval. The smallest interval used in Western music is the half step. A visual representation of a half step would be the distance between a consecutive
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Origin of clothing Dr. Nidhi L Sharda‚ NIFT‚ Bangalore Clothing‚ need.. Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather‚ other features of our environment‚ and for safety reasons. Every article of clothing also carries a cultural and social meaning. Human beings are the only creatures known to wear clothing Dr. Nidhi L Sharda‚ NIFT‚ Bangalore The first biblical reference to clothes appears in Genesis 3… Shortly after Adam and Eve ate the fruit
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