Speedy Messenger. Venus – Morning or Evening Star. Earth – The Blue Planet. Mars – The Red Planet. Jupiter – Jove or the Galilean System. Saturn – The Ringed Planet. Uranus – Father Sky. Neptune – The Windy Planet. Pluto – The Ice Planet. DEFINITIONS: STAR: A huge body made of hot luminous gas that is held together by its own gravity. Compared to other stars‚ our Sun is a star of average size and energy. PLANET: A large body that orbits a star. Terrestrial (land) planets have rocky cores
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Throughout the Peloponnesian war‚ the island of Melos had managed to remain neutral‚ while refusing to become a subject of Athens. However‚ as the war progressed‚ Athens closed in on the island‚ which responded with hostility. The Athenians the in a frank manner suitable to their bold nature‚ offered the Melians an ultimatum that was essentially to surrender and pay tribute to Athens‚ or be conquered and destroyed. Throughout the dialogue that commenced between the Melians and the Athenians‚ the
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War for the greater good Through a course of history war has been a fact of life as we know it. It has caused destruction‚ and cost many lives. So how is it the greater good? For some‚ it’s the resources that are used in the result of victory or “victor goes the spoils” others my say. From diamonds to oil‚ resources have been one of the main reasons for war. Other people may see war a way out or freedom‚ such as slaves joining the army to fight in the war in exchange of being given their freedom
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parallax of the star 75 Leo is 0.10 and its apparent visual magnitude is +5.18. The absolute visual magnitude of 75 Leo is +5.14. 2. A G2 I star is larger in diameter and more luminous than the sun. 3. spectroscopic parallax can be used to determine the distance to a star when the spectrum of the star can be used to determine its spectral type and luminosity class. 4. Luminosity class IV objects are known as sub giants. 5. For stars on the main
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been in war with the U.S. mainly because‚ The Taliban refuses to follow through with the commands that the U.S. gave them‚ as well as ‘The Three Phases’‚ Also the planned attack in 2001‚ but mainly because the U.S. wants the mineral resources that are found in Afghanistan. The Taliban refused to undertake 3 simple tasks: shutting down the terrorist training camps‚ giving up the Al-Qaeda leaders and returning all American and Foreign citizens‚ which is part of the reason that we went to war with Afghanistan
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defines war as a state of open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations. If you ask anybody that has served in any type of warfare‚ you’ll get a variety of answers‚ albeit none as sweet and simple as the one given in a dictionary. Even those that have never come close to the front line‚ such as the women and children back at home‚ have their own tales to tell. War has a profound effect on everyone‚ regardless of race‚ gender‚ or age. When hearing the statistics of a war‚ you learn
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The changes that occur during a star ’s life are called stellar evolution. The mass of a star determines the ultimate fate of a star. Stars that are more massive burn their fuel quicker and lead shorter lives. Because stars shine‚ they must change. The energy they lose by emitting light must come from the matter of which the star is made. This will lead to a change in its composition. Stars are formed from the material between stars‚ shine until they exhaust their fuel‚ and then die a predictable
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year | | |E.1.4 |Compare the relative distances between stars within a galaxy and between galaxies‚ in terms of order of magnitude | | |E.1.5 |Describe the apparent motion of the stars/ constellations over a period of a night and over a period of a year and explain| | | |these observations in terms of the rotation and revolution of the
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You’ve just been recruited to serve in the Iraq War along with two random people you don’t know: an average man‚ who according to Wikipedia is approximately 191lbs‚ 5 feet 10 inches tall‚ and an average woman- approximately 161lbs‚ 5 feet 5 inches. After arriving and going through proper training with your new comrades‚ you’re given your very dangerous first assignment; you’ll be heading into the front line of war. You have the option of choosing one of the two to come with you: the woman or the
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in the halo of our galaxy? A) open clusters B) O and B stars C) globular clusters D) gas and dust E) all of the above Answer: C 4) What kinds of objects lie in the disk of our galaxy? A) open clusters B) O and B stars C) old K and M stars D) gas and dust E) all of the above Answer: E 5) Which of the following comprise the oldest members of the Milky Way? A) the Sun and other solar mass stars B) O stars C) red giant stars in spiral arms D) Cepheid variables E) globular clusters
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