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    One-Way Glass

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    The points in the lecture contradicts the points in the reading. The professor is completely disagree with the solutions given in the reading for some reasons as follows. First, the professor states that one-Way Glass is not a good idea to prevent birds from flying through glass window because the outer side of the window works as a mirror and when birds are flying in front of it, they can not understand that the sky or tree which they are seeing in front of them (actually in the mirror) are…

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    Rosetta Research Paper

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    On April 14th, 2015, scientists reported the comet's nucleus has no magnetic field of its own. On September 30th, 2016, the Rosetta mission was ended in an attempt to land on the comet's surface. In total, the mission lasted for 12 years, 6 months, 28 days. During the mission, there were lots of important firsts. Rosetta was…

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    Sunspot Research Paper

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    caused by an area of extreme magnetic activity and dramatically lower temperatures (compared to the average temperature of the sun). The sunspots are approximately 2,000 degrees’ kelvin cooler than the photosphere which is why they appear darker against their hotter surroundings. The diameter of a sunspot varies from approximately 700km to over 7,000km and has a magnetic field of up to 0.4 tesla, which is extremely high. Sunspots are caused by locations of magnetic field disruptions inside the…

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    constantly shifts has dramatically altered the way we think of the planet we live on. In this essay we will look at the development of the theory of plate tectonics by ocean floor mapping, magnetic pole reversals, and seafloor spreading. First up is looking at ocean floor mapping. Nearly two thirds of the Earth's crust exist under ocean waters. No one really knew what the death of the ocean was until the 19th century. The majority of people figured that the floor of the ocean was mostly flat.…

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    The Aurora Borealis

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    were in fact colorful dragons, moving soundlessly in the night. Every culture had their own beliefs regarding the Aurora Borealis, little did they know that Auroras are the explosions of the sun that travel into earth’s atmosphere. And…

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    The Core Movie

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    rotation of the Earth's core. This movie contains many realistic aspects that help students learn about geography, however, it also contains some unrealistic aspects. In the movie, the Earth's interior parts were accurately presented as the movie talked about the crust, mantle, inner core and outer core, which were shown throughout the trip to the Core and there was also a brief description about each…

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    Climate.gov defines global warming as, “it refers only to the Earth’s rising surface temperature.” They also note that, “global warming is one symptom of the much larger problem of human-caused climate change.” (Kennedy and Lindsey). This quote concludes that global warming is specifically regards the earth’s surface temperature. NASA defines climate change as, “a change in the typical or average weather of a region or city. This could…

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    10/28/2015 Geoscientist Biography Assignment Profile Richard Lee Armstrong 1937-1991 Lifespan and Background information: Richard was born August 4th 1937 in Seattle, Washington. He was a North American scientist best known for his work in the fields of radiogenic isotope geochemistry, geochronology and geochemical evolution of earth. He published over 170 scientific papers. He became a Canadian citizen and not long after he died of liver cancer on August 9th 1991 in Vancouver, Canada.…

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    Characteristics Of The Sun

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    Characteristics of Sun As matter of fact, our solar system is composed of the Sun and all things which orbit around it in the nature of the Earth, the other eight planets, asteroids, and also comets. Even though the sun is a normal star but it is much closer to us compared to any other star. By studying the sun, we do notonly acquire about stars and galaxies but in the end, we can also learn more about the universe. Another significance of learning more about the sun is we will apprehend more…

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    In this set of materials, the reading part discusses the ways and solutions that are represented for preventing injuries to birds from building that the glass is used in them. The listening section casts doubt on the information presented in the passage and argues that this three represented solutions are not effective suggestions and utilizing of them can't be useful and effective for preventing injuries to birds. Frist, the text posits that people can replace the regular glass with one-way…

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