Atlantis is the subject of a legend about an advanced island civilization that was destroyed or lost. Stories about Atlantis are first mentioned in Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias‚ in which characters say it was destroyed by an earthquake or a tsunami about 9‚000 years before the time in which Plato wrote. The story claims Atlantis was somewhere outside the Pillars of Hercules. According to Plato‚ the story originated with Ancient Egyptian priests. Some people believe that the stories are
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Astrobiology Textbooks Notes Introductions: Chapter One Astrobiology= combination of astronomy (study of universe) and and biology (study of life); “literally the study of life in the universe” What are we searching for? extraterrestrial life‚ life beyond earth we are looking for any sign of life‚ be it simple‚ complex‚ or intelligent The basis for life Life can move so can clouds Life can grow so can crystals Life can reproduce and spread so can fire The scientific search for
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is a disaster hotspot because it is at risk two or more natural disasters. Both physical and human factors have made the Philippines a disaster hotspot in a number of ways. Firstly‚ the Philippines is located on a destructive plate boundary at a subduction zone. This is where two plates converge‚ and the heavier oceanic lithosphere sinks beneath the continental lithosphere and this leads to violent volcanic eruptions and severe earthquakes. Another physical factor that makes the Philippines a disaster
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Structural geology of Mill Hall and surrounding USGS Topographic Quadrangle Michael Norton INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY: THE FORMATION OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS The Appalachians are a chain of mountains that run from eastern Newfoundland‚ Canada to Alabama‚ US. They are the result of three major orogenic events that divide‚ by means of major thrust faults‚ into separate provenances: the Valley and Ridge province‚ the Blue Ridge province‚ and the Piedmont‚ from West to East respectively. Each
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TOP TOURIST SPOT IN THE PHILIPPINES BORACAY – Malay ‚ Aklan Philippines Tourism came to the island beginning in about the 1970s. The name Boracay is attributed to different origins. One story says that it is derived from the local word "borac" which means white cotton with characteristics close to the color and texture of Boracay’s white sugary and powdery sand. Another credits the name to local words "bora‚" meaning bubbles‚ and "bocay‚" meaning white. Yet another version dating back to the Spanish
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Freshman Year Semester 1 Exam Study Honors Earth Science: Chapter 1: Branches of earth science Astronomy - study of objects beyond earths atmosphere Meteorology - study of air that surrounds the earth~ how air interacts us give us weather Geology- study of the materials that make up the earth and the processes that form and change those materials -4.6 billion Oceanography- study of earths oceans 3/4 Of earths surface * subspecialties are climatology‚ ecology‚ paleontology
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1.1- Introduction Availability of natural resources and their proper application to overall development activities is the key factor for the economic growth of any nation. Bangladesh‚ though it is a small country of about 143‚998 sq km‚ has a number of mineral resources within its territory. The mineral resources so far discovered are mineral fuels (oil‚ gas‚ coal‚ peat)‚ hard rock‚ limestone‚ white clay‚ glass sand and heavy mineral sands. It was previously assumed that the geological setting of
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No volcanoes on conservative boundaries Volcanoes also found in the middle of plates or ‘Hot spots’. Types of plate boundary Destructive Constructive Conservative/Transform Moving towards each other Oceanic crust is destroyed in subduction zone Fold mountains Deep sea trench Composite Volcanoes Severe Earthquakes e.g. West coast of S. America Moving apart New crust is formed as the gap is filled by magma Shield volcanoes Volcanic islands e.g. Iceland Under oceans e.g
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of impulsive wave generation. By far‚ the most destructive tsunamis are generated from large‚ shallow earthquakes with an epicenter or fault line near or on the ocean floor. These usually occur in regions of the earth characterized by tectonic subduction along tectonic plate boundaries. The high seismicity of such regions is caused by the collision of tectonic plates. When these plates move past each other‚ they cause large earthquakes‚ which
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Research Paper How society would react to modern earthquake‚ if they only believed in myths Earthquakes have been a mystery to humans for thousands of years. They have been speculated and written about. But what if we as twenty first century humans did not understand how earthquakes worked? How would we respond to an earthquake if we only believed that earthquakes were created by angry gods or mischievous animals? In ancient time catfish‚ snakes‚ elephants‚ and turtles were
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