Limestone

An ancient group of structures rests quietly on a hill about 40 miles north of the Syria-Turkey border. The distance from Urfa, the city to the southwest with a population of half a million, to the hill is only a few miles. This Turkish site is called Göbekli Tepe and was first discovered in 1963 by an archaeologist from the University of Chicago, Peter Benedict. Benedict saw the tops of what we now know to be pillars, but believed them to be gravestones. Subsequently, he dismissed the site as…

quickly and added to as the funds became available. Most of the the senior clergies funded the construction of the cathedrals and the bishops could fund at own discretion. Construction consisted of brick and mortar instead of the more expensive limestone. Although when construction first started everything was made of wood, but later stopped due to the many fires. The floorplan in Christian Cathedrals was shaped to look like a cross with the head of the cross pointed towards jerusalem. The 3…

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a national treasure and mystery. It’s located on the Giza Plateau in Giza, Egypt. It is a massive stone sculpture of a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. In this essay you will learn all about the mysteries of the Great Sphinx of Giza. There has been many theories on who built the Great Sphinx of Giza. Some say Khafre, a man who overthrew the throne of Djedefre, built it, but others say it was built by the father of Khafre. The estimated years…

The film discusses the events of the discovery of unknown cavities and openings in limestone bedrock on a property in Miami, Florida, and the attempts of numerous scientists from differing scientific fields to provide an explanation of origin for the holes. The first idea was that the holes could have been a possible result of erosion, but…

carbonate. D. There is an increase of the concentration of the calcium carbonate. 6. Which of the following reactions will start with the highest rate? A. 5 g of limestone chips in 100 mL of 0.1 M HCl at 25ºC. B. 5 g of limestone chips in 100 mL of 0.1 M HCl at 45ºC. C. 5 g of limestone powder in 100 mL of 0.1 M HCl at 25ºC. D. 5 g of limestone powder in 100 mL of 0.1 M HCl at 45ºC. 7. What effect does doubling the concentration of one of the reactants have on the rate of reaction? A. It has no…

compounds that high in alkalinity such as limestone, however, in Eastern Canada the water and soil systems to not have any natural substances that are basic, which means that it cannot neutralize the strong acid. Canada is mostly made up of hard rock which cannot effectively neutralize the acidity of the rain. As a result of this, Eastern Canada suffers much more with the effects of acid rain. CaCO3 (s) + 2HNO3 (aq) → H2O (l) + Ca(NO3)2 (s) + CO2 (g) Limestone is a sedimentary rock that has…

1. What images or pictures come to mind when you think of race? Briefly describe two or three. a. The first image that comes to my mind is Martin Luther King Jr. I believe he was a powerful force who desire was to bring people together. He wanted everyone (African American or European American) to have the same rights and to live together in peace. He tried to achieve this in a nonviolent way, because he knew violence was not the way to create harmony. b. The second thing that comes to mind…

encircling an ancient city. The Bimini Road is located north of the island of Bimini. It was first discovered in 1968 by Joseph Mason Valentine. The road is about nineteen feet below the surface and nearly about half a mile long. Each block is made of limestone, which is a sedimentary beach rock. There are two groups that have different opinions on the Bimini Road. One group believes it is geologically…

The coliseum was a great achievement in Roman history. The coliseum was made in 70 A.D. and was opened in 80 A.D. To make it they used limestone and tuff for the building, but inside was tile. It was used for entertainment and torture. The colosseum could hold up to 50,000 - 80,000 people. The building overall was 6 acres long and 150 ft tall. There was over 80 entrances and exits. I think it was mostly in influenced by Etruscan because if romans didn't have archs they wouldn't have the design.…

Egypt is also located in the middle of a desert is the home of the longest river in the world; the Nile River. The Nile is shaped like a lotus flower, which is seen in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, math, and art. It is unique because it runs from the south to the north and begins in the mountains in the south. Every spring, the snow on the mountains would melt and cause the Nile River to flood This was beneficial to the Ancient Egyptians because it left behind fertile soil and crop could be…