This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Module 02 Quiz with Answers 1. As early as the 1700s‚ scientists and explorers notice a remarkable coincidence of shape of the Atlantic coasts of Africa and which continent? A) North America B) Asia C) Antarctica D) South America Correct answer(s): D 2. The outermost solid layer of the Earth that comprises both continental and oceanic crust is called the: A) Hydrosphere B) Lithosphere C) Aesthenosphere
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as uncontrollable fires. The Northridge and the Kobe earthquake had many similarities‚ such as they were both in the morning and consisted of about the same magnitude. Neither earthquake was expected as neither was on a fault already known to geologists. Both Northridge and Kobe are on fault edges and now it is realized that there are many blind faults that could erupt at any given time. In both locations the fault lines are not in a straight line so‚ when they begin moving this causes cracks
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illegitimate son of notary Ser Piero Da Vinci and a peasant woman by the name of Caterina. Leonardo was a man of many different talents; among those talents were polymath‚ painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ engineer‚ writer‚ geologist‚ anatomist‚ cartographer‚ anatomist‚ and botanist. Leonardo was primarily known for his painting (Mona Lisa‚ the last supper‚ Vitruvian Man)‚ and his fascinating inventions (Helicopter‚ tank‚ flying Machine‚ Viola Organista) which I will be talking
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CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY In the early 20th century‚ German scientist Alfred Wegener published a book explaining his theory that the continental landmasses‚ far from being immovable‚ were drifting across the Earth. He called this movement continental drift. Wegener noticed that the coasts of western Africa and eastern South America looked like the edges of interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. He was not the first to notice this‚ but he was the first to formally present evidence suggesting
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November 27‚ 2012 Presented By: JG LS TC Population control is a practice used to control the number of people that inhabit the earth; altering the rate of growth. Generally implemented due to: ◦ Increased poverty levels ◦ Religious reasons ◦ Environmental concerns ◦ Overpopulation Natural forms of control: ◦ Economic ◦ Environmental ◦ Social How do countries control population growth and why? • China – One Child Policy • India‚ Iran‚ & Singapore – Government
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European travelers from Germany‚ Portugal and Britain was surprised to learn that the powerful African South African civilization. The first European to visit Zimbabwe German geologist‚ Carl Mauch‚ 1871.Like others before him‚ Mauch refused to believe that the native Africans can build such a wide range of network by granite stone monument. Therefore‚ Zimbabwe Mauch think great monument is made up of biblical figures from the north:
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Theories on Migration to the New World Since the beginning the question of when the first humans reached the Americas has been an ongoing study for anthropologist and archaeologist. All agree that the one thing we are sure about is the first inhabitants were Homo Sapiens Sapiens. The question of when and how humans first entered the "New World" is still a mystery. A number of theories have been proposed however there are three leading theories which try to explain the origin of humans in
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Atlantis: The Lost City "Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others‚ and over parts of the continent . . . But‚ there occurred violent earthquakes and floods‚ and in a single day and night of misfortune. . . the island of Atlantis . . .disappeared in the depths of the sea." (Plato: Timaeus‚ 360 B.C.) One of the oldest and most intriguing mysteries of this world is the Legend of Atlantis. Where was this lost
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Extinction of Dinosaurs Two-hundred and thirty million years ago the first dinosaur-like creature roamed the earth. Dinosaurs were a very successful and diverse group‚ dominating the terrestrial environments of the earth for 160 million years. The apparently sudden mass extinction of dinosaurs marks the boundary between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Though there is not one definitive explanation to explain dinosaurs’ extinction‚ there are various theories that attempt to account for the
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Elliott Nickell Prof. Matthew Schmeer English 121 8/28/13 Greenhouse Emissions Caused by Transportation Global Warming is defined as an increase in the earth’s normal atmospheric temperature due to the greenhouse effect (Dictionary.com). The warming of earth’s atmosphere occurs when “CO2 absorbs infrared radiation and then re-radiates it back toward the surface of the planet” (Mahlman). Reducing unnecessary travel and shipping will reduce CO2 emissions. The amount of carbon dioxide in our
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