Lab: Conservation of Energy Purpose: To determine and prove that the total energy will remain the same Materials: ● probe ● meter stick ● 2 by 4 wooden block ● shelf (ramp) ● binders (for elevation) Procedure: 1. determine the mass of the block 2. take your ramp and put one side on the table and the other side on the elevated stack of binders 3. set probe at the top of the ramp 4. set the probe to record position and velocity 5. measure the height of the ramp 6. slid
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Wildlife Conservation Introduction Favoured with a unique geographical location and varied landforms‚ India is home to about one third of known life forms in the world. There are over 500 species of mammals and 2060 species of birds that are truly Indian. Rapid growth of human and livestock population since the turn of the century and the consequent pressure on land due to development have taken an increasingly heavy toll on the country wilderness. One of the major threats facing wildlife is the
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Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat loss is mainly due to human population growth‚ industrialization and changes in the land use patterns‚ poaching of wild life and man wildlife conflicts. Man has begin to overuse or misuse most of these natural ecosystems. Due to unsustainable resource-use‚ once productive forests and grasslands have been turned into deserts and wastelands have increased all over world. Scientists have estimated that human activities are likely to eliminate approximately 10 million
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Executive Summary The following report entails a communication report on the non-for profit organisation‚ the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society‚ a marine wildlife and ecosystem protection group. It entails how the organisation chooses methods to communicate to their donators‚ supporters‚ governments and whalers and how exactly it delivers effective communication overall. A comparison of overall effectiveness with other non-for-profit organisations such as Amnesty International Australia‚ the
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10 URBAN ENVIRONMENT Suneel Pandey‚ Shaleen Singhal‚ Pragya Jaswal‚ and Manraj Guliani Great cities are planned and grow without any regard for the fact that they are parasites on the countryside‚ which must somehow supply food‚ water‚ air‚ and degrade huge quantities of wastes. —Eugene Odum Six to seven million people are added annually to urban India. At the beginning of this millennium‚ 285 million Indians lived in its nearly 4400 towns and cities (Census 2001)
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Soils Conservation: Easier - Soil is the loose top layer of our planet’s crust. It is dirt or earth in which plant life can grow. Harder - Soil covers a major portion of the earth’s land surface. It is an important natural resource that either directly or indirectly supports most of the planet’s life. Life here depends upon soil for food. Plants are rooted in soil and obtain needed nutrients there. Animals get their nutrients from plants or from other animals that eat plants. Many animals make
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All living non-domesticated animals‚even if bred‚hatched or born in captivity are considered wild animals. India has many unique and rare animals‚birds and reptiles.However the pressure of growing population in various states of India has led to the increasing need of using land for human habitations and agriculture.This has led to the reduced habitat of many wild animals.Even though India is known for its tigers‚elephants and rhinoceros‚it is home to over 500 mammal species.Antelopes and deer(like
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Natural Resources- The earths natural materials and processes that sustains living organisms Gas Biomass Wood etc. Air Conservation- Sensible and careful use of the resources Resources. Three main groups Perpetual Solar Winds Tides Nonrenewable Fossil fuels Metallic iron‚ copper‚ aluminum Nonmetallic minerals clay‚ sand‚ phosphates Renewable Fresh air Fresh water Fertile soil Plants and animals Biodiversity Environment- All factors that affect a living organism. Ecology- Science
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wildlife conservation on campus. After observing 12 different stops on a three-mile long trip of Putah Creek‚ the average score I calculated as part of the university’s sustainability program is 1.83 on a scale of zero to three. This is a score that I expected from a university dedicated to sustainability and conservation‚ but there is room for improvement. In order to improve this score and balance high/low scores the university should have some areas reserved strictly for wildlife conservation (off
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Rachel Stillman HONH242 11/27/12 The Role of Zoos in Conservation: Ethical Considerations As the animal rights movement has developed and grown substantially in recent years‚ there has been an increased focused on the welfare of captive animals. A popular institution that has received much attention for keeping animals captive is the zoo. Because of this focus‚ zoos have responded by publicizing their positive benefits for existence in order to justify keeping these animals on display. Since
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