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Jessica Vandeventer Science 156 29 September 2016 Sedimentary Rock Formation Purpose/Question- The purpose of the lab allows us to look at steno’s principals and study the process of lithification, transgression, and regression. Hypothesis– If I follow Steno’s principals in making rock layers, then I will be able to see the process of lithification. Analysis Questions - A. Did your sequence of rock layers follow Steno’s three principles? Explain why or why not. The law of superposition says…

MARBLE Marble is created from limestone. It is characteristically soft and a metamorphic stone that can be polished. Homeowners must take special care of their marble, because it can be easily stained and etched by acidic compounds. There are many different forms of marble across the globe, and that is one of the reasons it has remained so popular throughout the years. Marble has an elegance that has passed the test of time. It was used throughout the ancient world because it was soft enough…

The Dakota Pipeline Protests unites a number of different Human interest groups from Black Lives Matters to the United Nations. Native Americans are at the center of the protests, as the Dakota pipeline would travel under the Missouri River, a primary water source for the Sioux Indians of Standing Rock, a tribe of 10,000 Indians on a reservation in central North and South Dakota via the Fort Laramie Treaties Act of 1868. (6) Dakota Pipeline Builders insist that they have taken precautions…

demand, fracking has been considered as the next big thing for energy producers. So fracking can lead to the promotion of energy independence, cheaper gas prices and more available jobs. Fracking would allow us more access to natural gas and oil. “Shale gas made up a small share of natural gas productions in 2005, but has surged since then and in 2010 made up 20% of what is produced domestically. By 2030, the portion could be close to 50%.” (Robinson) Jobs in the energy related chemical…

There are plenty of museums in the world that are exciting to see. They can range from toys, wax, or even food. There is one museum in specific that catches the eye called the Houston Museum of Natural Science. This museum had ranked number five on the top ten museums of Houston (Houston Press March 7, 2013). There’s a reason why it has this ranking due to its unique exhibits such as displays of exquisite gems and minerals, the butterfly center or the Hall of Malacology, Hall of Ancient Egypt…

A marine environmental problem today is hydraulic fracturing. This is a process that is used to release natural gases. This happens by drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure to fracture shale rocks, which in turn lets out the natural gas. One of the major problems with this is when the fracking fluid, contains over six hundred different chemicals. Chemicals such as, Mercury, formaldehyde and lead to name a few. In the America today there are some 500,000 gas wells, but…

Hydraulic fracturing is basically drilling into large shale fields, coal bed seams, tight sands containing gas deposits that have been trapped in the rock. Hydraulic fracturing requires fracking fluids, which are chemical cocktails consisting of five hundred ninety-six chemicals, some of which chemicals are…

came to be. It was made so old products could be made anew (i.e. paper), and it also helped maintain up to 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually. Also more actions have been created to lessen the amount of greenhouse gases that were released into the atmosphere and air. “CFL lightbulbs were created to emit less heat, last 10 times longer than the standard light bulb, and they use two-thirds less energy”. Acid rain is also having things done in order to reduce the amount that falls, and to…

Golden is located N of I-70 and West of Denver in Jefferson county, Colorado. From 1862 to 1876 Golden was the capital city of Colorado. A gold discovery in Clear Creek attracted settlers in mid 19th century. Rich soil in the valleys; coal mining and clay extractions were also major attractions for settlers. In 1870 there were five smelters and Colorado central railroad was built. In 1873, Adolph Coors opened a brewery, using mountain spring waters of Clear Creek. The Coors plant is the world…

Chapter 5 of Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook covers clay in the studio, stating that, “clay is the basis of everything that the potter makes, yet seldom do we use clay straight from the ground.” This statement sets the reader up for the contents of the chapter, such as clay bodies and preparing clay to be used in the studio. Clay bodies that are perfect for the potter rarely comes ready made from the earth. Though it lacks the ready-made quality, it can be added to get a clay body that is just…