Basalt

The Apollo Program, led by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), had one goal: to land humans on the moon. “In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. NASA met that challenge with the Apollo Program” (What Was the Apollo Program?). The program started with its first attempted flight in 1967, had its first successful flight in 1968, and ended with a moon landing in 1972. Missions 7 to 10 did not land…

with human manufactured stone tools in its lower layers. A number of these tools were created by intentionally bashing stones with one another, known as the process of flintknapping. These stone tools were rendered from an array of material such as basalt, quartz, and fine-grained stones, and were selected based on their properties and the intended use. (Price & Feinman, 2013, p 55). 5. Hyoid…

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America between latitude 24° N and 34° N and Longitude 100° W and 110°W. The Chihuahuan Desert is located on the third largest continent, North America. Which is west of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Pacific Ocean, south of the Arctic Ocean, and north of Central and South America. The Chihuanhuan Desert reaches into both the United states and Mexico. In Mexico the Chihuahuan Desert is in Durango, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua,…

Those that have lived in Butte County or even visited on occasion are bound to be familiar with a beautiful plateau known as Table Mountain. During particular times of the year visitors to this vast mountain can view many breath-taking sights. These sights are what bring people back year after year to enjoy many outdoor adventures. If you live in Butte County, it is a short drive to this ecologically diverse setting. Table Mountain is made up of a north and south mountain. They are basaltic…

(Aztec Human Sacrifice). Another important aspect of Aztec life was warefare. Every male was trained to be a warrior. As a warrior took captives, his military rank moved up. His battle dress changed to match his new rank. (Barghusen). Artifact 2 is a basalt sculpture of an Aztec eagle warrior. Social class was also a big part of Aztec life. The Emperor was the most powerful person in Aztec society. He governed the three city-states of…

of formation that we saw on our first stop at Red Rocks Park. Coarse sandstone and conglomerates were the type of rocks of the Fountain formation. At this stop, we could also see the youngest and the oldest rocks in the Golden area. Table Mountain Basalt was identified as the youngest rocks, whereas Idaho Spring Gneiss rocks were the oldest…

I stood at the end of the line and threw a quick glance over to see what the others were doing. I was shaking like a leaf, from excitement or nerves I do not know. The cafeteria’s floor was cold beneath my feet and the wind was whistling outside the glass doors. A woman in a white outfit, that looked like pajamas, with a black belt around her waist came over to me and showed me what we were doing. After that first day, I begged my mum to let me join the martial arts school. The next day, I went…

The word volcano typically brings to mind a mountain with fire spewing forth from the summit. Therefore, a “supervolcano” would be a massive fire breathing mountain but, this is not the case. Most of Yellowstone National Park and some of the surrounding area is a “supervolcano”.While some of the largest volcanic eruptions have come from Yellowstone, it is not the only place these “mega-eruptions” have occurred There have been “mega-eruptions” in Indonesia, Chile, New Zealand, Argentina, Japan…

stone around 800 C.E., and officially begin the Pueblo period of the region. The Pueblo were able to use the volcanic rocks that existed in the bottom of the Grand Canyon to create stone tools; obsidian was used to arrowheads and crude blades, while basalt was used for hammers and axes because of its hardness. Pumice was also used in agriculture, as a way of releasing water slowly to crops to conserves water. Corn, beans, and squash were the main produce for the Pueblo. The Pueblos lived a…

(Gandalla 162). The second passageway is actually cut up underneath the first passageway and was used as an entrance for the archeologist (Gandalla 162). It leads down to the first inner room also, then down to second, or granite, room, which contained a basalt chest that was lost at sea (Gandalla…