Basalt

In his article, Stager compares biblical texts depicting sacred places, such as the Garden of Eden and Solomon’s Temple to the archeological evidence left by ancient cities of the past. Stager argues that, “in Solomonic Jerusalem, topography, hydrology, architecture, iconography, parks and gardens were all part of the sacred center patterned after celestial archetypes” (Stager 13). Meaning, all aspects of natural and manmade creations were centered toward the divine, serving the divine, and…

Volcanoes have a purpose to be on Earth. Volcanoes are on earth is because volcanoes are a natural way to cool off the earth. These volcanoes are releasing internal heat pressure. Volcanoes are erupting because this is how much pressure they have. “ Volcanoes can remove heat from the interior,” according to Oregonstate.edu. Volcanoes do wonderful things for Earth. There are many dangerous volcanoes. One of the most dangerous volcano is the Campi in Flegrei, Italy. Campi had more recent history…

Grand Canyon “Beautiful doesn't begin to describe it. A flower is beautiful. But this is beautiful the way that a person is beautiful- terrifying with its jagged edges, yet seductive with its crevices that hide so many secrets.” (Jeri Smith-Ready, Requiem for the Devil) This quote explains how beautiful the Grand Canyon is perfectly I think. Let’s look past how breath taking the Grand Canyon is for a moment and dig deeper in how it really became to be interesting landform it is now. So let us…

Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere has a smooth surface due to volcanic activity. The internal composition of Mars is mainly iron and sulfur at the core. The core is wrapped in a mantle that is Silicates, which is cocooned by a crust that is made of basalt and just the right amount of iron oxide to give the planet its reddish hue. The atmosphere of Mars is about 100 times thinner than Earth’s. It’s 95.32% Carbon Dioxide and 2.7% Nitrogen. In the atmosphere of Mars a 100 pound person would only…

The Pumpkin’s Jaw-dropping Tale Raj Mehta Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………Pg 2 Chapter 1: Crusty Bread……………………………………………………………Pg 2 Chapter 2:The Beaver Who Lives in a Mantle………………....Pg 4 Chapter 3: The Core Burns Up………………………………………………...Pg 5 Chapter 4: The Hottest Layer……………………………………………...Pg 6 Introduction If you think I’m an ordinary pumpkin, you’re wrong. I am the most magical creature on this made-up universe! Yes, I’m even more magical than Harry…

large stadium where the Roman public could enjoy gladiatorial games. Another great building made of concrete is the Pantheon. In order to construct the dome ceiling, the Romans had to use light rocks as they got higher. At the bottom, they used large basalt rocks to make the structure heavy and strong, then they added smaller pieces of stone as they got higher. With each level, the rocks got lighter, and at the highest point they used pumice. Cement was also used I the construction of roads,…

Five extinctions of Earth and Who will be Next? The Earth we live on now is drastically different from how it was millions of years ago. The Earth has gone through many changes and events though time. There are five major events in history that have changed the world. Without these five mass extinctions who knows what Earth would have looked like, and if humans would even be alive. In the ordovician period 439 million years ago there was a mass extinction that wiped out 89% of life on Earth.…

depicted as a work of art that conveys power and authority. Created within the Babylonian culture the artwork, “Stele with Law Code of Hammurabi” was created by the Babylonian king, King Hammurabi. This stele was created throughout 1792 – 1750 BCE out of basalt stele, a hard, black volcanic slab of stone. King Hammurabi was looking towards the Babylonian society that he ruled as his audience because this stele also included the law code that he wanted people to start following. With the…

Venera 14 Lander images of the surface of Venus at 13 S, 310 E on 5 March 1982. Both images show part of the lander at the bottom. Near the center of the top image is a lens cover, and the bottom image shows a test arm. This area is composed of flat basalt-like rocks, but little soil or fine-grained material (University of Oregon). Instrumentation Venera 14 occupied a camera with red, green, blue, and clear filters, an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, an acoustic detector, and a seismometer…

On the water's edge, outcrops of hexagonal columnar-jointed basalt named the 'Giant's Causeway', which kind of looks like an echidna, a rocky one. I guess you could say this is my church. I come here to heal my wounds from…