STUDYING THE UNIVERSE * Before 1610‚ people viewed celestial bodies with their naked eyes. * In 1610 Galileo Galilei first used a telescope to observe celestial bodies. * In the following centuries‚ astronomers developed more powerful telescopes. * However‚ details gathered by means of scientific instruments were not enough to satisfy scientists. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS * Scientists have developed advance equipment in order to explore Earth and other celestial bodies closely
Premium International Space Station Solar System Universe
education in order that they will get good chances and have a better life. Some people continue their studies locally‚ while many people choose to study abroad. For me‚ studying abroad is better than studying locally for a number of important reasons. Firstly‚ studying abroad helps people improve their foreign language whereas studying locally does not. When people go to study abroad‚ they have to use foreign language all the time to communicate with other people. From this point‚ it will help people
Free Second language Learning Time
dehydration as long as sports have existed. Gatorade’s ad is very convincing and influential‚ and they do this by explaining the most obvious effect in the human body after any kind of physical activity‚ dehydration. Dehydration’s definition is when the body lose large amount of water‚ however water isn’t the only thing that is lost in the human body. Since 1965‚ gatorade has evolved from being just water to sports drink and the image that enhances athlete’s performances‚ and the games haven’t been the
Premium Water Electrolyte Dehydration
to occur in the body for each reaction to occur. Refer to your drawing from Step 24. Information from the flow chart you created in Activity 2.2.1 might also be helpful. The involuntary activation of the quadriceps muscle was faster than voluntary time; the reason could be that when you had to hear the sound for the voluntary activation you had to process the sound than process kicking. This would take longer than automatically kicking with the involuntary activation. In the body an impulse nerve
Premium Action potential Neuron Axon
neurotransmitters that affect humans differently. The brain uses these neurotransmitters to create different feelings and emotions within humans. A deficiency in these neurotransmitter causes problems with nerve impulses that can lead to depression. There are many drugs that can intentionally change these normal chemical processes in our brain to maintain the feeling of happiness; however‚ these drugs are extremely dangerous to the human body and are unhealthy for humans. `The brain is a complex organ
Premium Brain Neuron Nervous system
Public Health Problem Hypertension is when there is an elevated force of blood in the human body. High blood pressure virtually exists everywhere in the world and in almost every community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016)‚ 75 million people are inflicted with increased blood pressure levels in the United States. Unfortunately‚ there is no root cause or definite explanation to hypertension. In most cases‚ it generally develops over time and often it is common in
Premium Hypertension Myocardial infarction Heart disease
Harmful Threats to the Human Body There are a lot of bacteria that are good for human bodies‚ but there are also a lot of bacteria that’s very harmful to the human body. Bad bacteria can affect people from swimming in lakes and ponds. “Many of the world’s best-known disease outbreaks have been transmitted by water-borne bacterium.” Lakes and ponds are just un-treated drinking water. They have a lot of microorganisms in it that you cannot see. There are many ways to be contaminated by bacteria;
Premium Bacteria Skin Escherichia coli
THE GOLDEN RATIO IN THE HUMAN BODY GABRIELLE NAHAS IBDP MATH STUDIES THURSDAY‚ FEBRUARY 23rd 2012 WORD COUNT: 2‚839 INTRODUCTION: The Golden Ratio‚ also known as The Divine Proportion‚ The Golden Mean‚ or Phi‚ is a constant that can be seen all throughout the mathematical world. This irrational number‚ Phi (Φ) is equal to 1.618 when rounded. It is described as "dividing a line in the extreme and mean ratio". This means that when you divide segments of a line that always
Premium Golden ratio Fibonacci number
Effects Drinking Soda Has on the Human Body Have you ever popped open a can of soda and wondered‚ “This is delicious! But I wonder what it could do to my body.” Well‚ not a lot of people do think that‚ and only the people drinking the soda really know why they don’t question it. For many‚ it’s because it’s just a drink. What could really happen? For others‚ it’s because they just don’t care. But people will care once they know what it can do to your body. These sodas can cause people
Premium High-fructose corn syrup Soft drink Sucrose
System Sarah Horton Texas Woman’s University Introduction The endocrine system is one of two systems in the human body that regulates all bodily functions. It is comprised of organs called endocrine glands and include the ovaries‚ testes‚ pituitary‚ hypothalamus‚ pineal‚ pancreas‚ kidneys‚ thyroid‚ parathyroid‚ thymus‚ and adrenal glands. These glands‚ which are spread throughout the body‚ are responsible for the extensive and enduring release of certain hormones into the bloodstream for delivery
Premium DNA Genetics Gene