area | | (C) | A groundwater basin | | (D) | Artesian water | | | | 2 | Which of the following is one of the main causes of the increased salinity (dryland salinity) in the Australian landscape? | | (A) | The planting of trees and increased rainfall | | (B) | Native eucalypt dry sclerophyll forests | | (C) | Land clearing and a dropping water table | | (D) | Land clearing and a rising water table | | | | 3 | Over generations‚ animals have evolved
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together like a machine. Everything plays into one another. For example: the water cycle. The water evaporates from the body of water here on Earth. Then there is condensation and it rains‚ which is also known as precipitation‚ and then the collection of water goes back into the lakes‚ rivers and oceans; where it starts over again. This water cycle plays in part with the plant life and the food chain. Without this water cycle there would not be plants. Without plants there would not be any food for
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the night and wanting a glass of water‚ you go to the tap and instead of fresh clean water you get yellow‚ cloudy‚ oily water that smells of chemicals. Would you drink it? Those that live near natural gas hydro-fractured wells have had to ask themselves that question. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking‚ as it’s commonly called‚ is a process of extracting natural gas from deep within the earth’s surface by drilling. Once a well is drilled‚ millions of gallons of water‚ sand and chemicals are injected
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gasses are released during a volcantic eruption including water vapor. Water vapor was the main contributor to where the primary ocean waters originated from. This is because the water vapor condensates after being gassed out of the volcanoes‚ once the condensation occurs then precipitation is created. 3) Describe the hydrologic cycle as if you were a particle of water going through it. If I were a particle traveling though the hydrologic cycle I would being by floating on top of the ocean and soaking
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Topic 1: Restless Earth 1. What are the four “spheres” on earth and how do they interact? Geosphere (rocks and land) Biosphere (all living things including plants and animals Atmosphere (gases surrounding earth) Hydrosphere (water anywhere on planet in any other sphere) 2. What is the structure of the earth? Crust (Lithosphere) Upper mantle (asthenosphere) Lower mantle Outer core Inner core You need to know how the temperature and density of each layer changes
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only limited number of hot areas in the world that may benefit of their locations such as Iceland and some places where it is possible to dig deep to find steam or hot water coming from underneath. This steam or the hot water is directed to move big turbines to produce the electricity from generators. The water circulates in a cycle. When it cools off‚ it is pumped back through holes or the wells to be heated up again and to come up hot or as a steam and so on. The first of this kind has been built
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for additional guidance. Example: Type of Organization: Natural Order: Chronological Example: Seeds grow into plants‚ flower or fruit‚ produce more seeds‚ fall to the ground‚ take root‚ and produce another plant Natural Order: Life cycle of Solar Mass Area of gas and dust converge due to gravity into a spherical mass; spherical mass condenses‚ increasing
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Cause and Effect Of Deforestation People have been deforesting the Earth for thousands of years‚ primarily to clear land for crops or livestock. Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion‚ wood extraction; logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal‚ and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. Rarely is there a single direct cause for deforestation. Usually there are multiple causes working together simultaneously to cause deforestation. The single
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ever seemed meaningless or pointless to you? Many people have a hard time finding the themes behind William Carlos’s poems: The Red Wheelbarrow and This is Just to Say. The poem The Red Wheelbarrow represents essential human habits‚ re-birth‚ and the cycle of life. The poem This is Just to Say represents the story of Adam and Eve. In these two poems two strong poetic elements can be found. These elements are symbolism and imagery‚ which also have a strong connection with the theme of the poems. The
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Hydrological cycle or water cycle : This is a global circulation of water. (closed system) Closed system : This means that there is a fixed amount of water in the system. Stores 1. The atmosphere 2. The land 3. The sea Flows (or transfers) 1. Evaporation 2. Condensation 3. Overland flow 4. Throughflow Drainage basins : Every river has this system‚it is small-scale of hydrological cycle. (open system ) Open system : The amount of water in the system in the basin varies over time. Discharge
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