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    Earth Science

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    MINERALS 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MINERAL: 1)Naturally Occuring; 2) Be a colid; 3) Have an orderly crystalline structure; 4) have a definite chemical composition; 5) generally be inorganic Which are not classified as Minierals & Why: Gold‚ Water‚ Synthetic Diamonds‚ Ice & Wood: Gold-YES – naturally occurring; Synthetic Diamond: NO – Manmade; Water: NO – liquid state‚ only a solid material can be considered a mineral – in it’s naturally occurring ice state it is a solid and therefore a mineral;

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    Earth with No Moon

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    Earth with No Moon A world with no moon would be much different without the Moon. Without the moon‚ Earth would be greatly different. The length of the day would be different‚ the origins of life on Earth would be slowed‚ and the biological evolution of life on Earth would vary greatly. But there would still be life on Earth‚ and many things on Earth would remain the same. Lunar tides are perhaps the most obvious effect of the Moon on Earth. The Earth without the moon would have a day that

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    The River of Earth

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    The River of Earth The novel River Of Earth by James Still is a story about life in e Appalachia just before The Great Depression.   The story provides a very clear description of the problems and challenges the mountain people faced after the settlement of their land. Even though the novel is shadowed by other writings of the time period dealing with poor southern life‚ it is still considered a great neglected masterpiece. The story is about a family that considers awkward. They struggle to

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    Unaccustomed Earth

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    Everyone experiences many problems that revolves around their personal lives. In Unaccustomed Earth‚ Jhumpa Lahiri introduces Hema & Kaushik. Hema & Kaushik struggle to overcome the challenges in their lives due to how they respond to the problems they have‚ resulting in a hard life for both of them. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel‚ Unaccustomed Earth‚ Lahiri puts together a collection of stories of people who have struggled adapting to American culture because of their native traditions and challenges

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    The Earth Interior

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    A look at the Inner Earth Studying the earth’s interior can help us to understand earthquakes‚ volcanoes‚ plate tectonics and more about the inner earth’s natural processes. In general the earth’s interior has been sorted by Gravity. Heavier elements like iron tend to sink toward the center or core of the earth. Lighter materials‚ the silicates‚ oxygen compounds and water have risen to become part of the crust. This action has created distinct layers within the earth and is still in process today

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    Early Earth

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    when the atmosphere and environment were different to those presently found on earth Archaea are single cell micro-organisms with no nucleus‚ it use anaerobic respiration (able to living in the absence of Oxygen) and live in extreme environment/condition such as high temperature‚ acid-rich‚ saline area etc. those environment are rich in minerals but hazardous to other organisms. Archaea’s population decreased after earth filled with oxygen‚ other than that‚ current archaea is very same as ancient

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    Mother Earth

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    A speech for Mother Earth. We are all human beings. All people‚ You‚ me‚ our neighbors. No matter where You live in this world‚ if it is in Africa or South-America‚ if it is in Asia or Europe‚ Australia or North-America‚ we are all sisters and brothers in humanity. All people of the world. Whether rich or poor‚ whether color‚ religion‚ culture or political conviction‚ we are all residents on this one planet‚ our home - Mother Earth. The time is now for us to carry

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    Layers of the Earth

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    the first and upper most layer of the Earth. There is Continental Crust which sits on top of Oceanic Crust. This layer is made frequently from granite rocks and is solid. Continental Crust is approximately 32km. Below the Continental Crust is Oceanic Crust. It is about 8km. This part of the Crust is made from basalt rocks. The Crust is most of lithosphere and is the coolest layer by far. Mantle is like silly putty consistency. It is the largest layer of Earth sitting under the Crust. It is made

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    Structure of the Earth

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    Life on Mars and Life on Earth • Life on Earth - Right spot‚ suitable for life - Size of earth has allowed the internal heat from leaking too rapidly - Plate tectonic activity and bulkinism helps maintain and recycle carbon dioxide which helps prevent the earth from freezing - The magnetic field from the inner core maintains heat at a certain level protecting earth - Within the atmosphere‚ there exists hydrogen‚ water‚ methane and ammonia - These gases are subject to lightening and

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    Earth Abides

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    Imagine waking up and looking around‚ only to realize that while you were asleep ninety percent of the world population had vanished. In the novel Earth Abides‚ George Stewart creates this scenario and makes it a reality. The novel is centered on the life of Ish‚ who wakes up only to find he is one of the few left on earth. Having to survive and adapt‚ Ish is faced with the responsibility of making contact with other survivors of the Great Disaster. In doing so‚ Ish meets several characters and together

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