net/salt/animals/echinod.htm How Do Sea Stars Move? Each sea star had hundreds of tiny feet on the bottom of each ray. These are tube feet‚ or podia. These tiny feet can be filled with sea water. The vascular system of the sea star is also filled with sea water. By moving water from the vascular system into the tiny feet‚ the sea star can make a foot move by expanding it. This is how sea stars move around. Muscles within the feet are used to retract them. Each ray of a sea star has a light sensitive
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Why Sea Water is Salty The “salt” in sea water‚ and some lakes that have no water outlet such as the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea‚ comes from ions of dissolved minerals‚ mainly chloride and sodium which make up about 90% of salt ions in sea water. There are three main ways that dissolved minerals enter the ocean: The water cycle‚ underwater geysers know as Hydrothermal Vents‚ and underwater volcanos. During the water cycle‚ water is evaporated from bodies of water by the heat of the
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Archaeologists have newly discovered a cave which they believe once housed the Dead Sea scrolls‚ famous for containing the earliest copy of some of the Judeo-Christian texts‚ they announced on February 9. It was believed until recently that only 11 caves in the Qumran region contained the scrolls. However‚ the excavation at this 12th cave brought about sufficient evidence that it had once contained Dead Sea scrolls and that those scrolls were looted. "Although at the end of the day no scroll was
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The Japanese believed that they had sunk two carriers in the Coral Sea‚ but this still left at least two more US Navy carriers‚ Enterprise and Hornet‚ which could help defend Midway. In fact‚ the Americans would have three carriers to oppose Yamamoto at Midway‚ because Yorktown remained operational despite the damage from Coral Sea‚ and the US Navy was able to fix it up sufficiently to enable it participate in the
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Everyday we throw out the trash we never really stop to contemplate where it all ends up like a landfill‚ a ship‚ or even the bottom of the ocean. On September 5th 1986‚ the Khian Sea was well on it’s way for becoming the World’s Most Unwanted Garbage. The ship had so many toxins‚ infestations‚ and many other unpleasants contents that no one would accept it. It must be horrifying and nauseating to even catch a glimpse of what was on the ship also to know they dumped it somewhere not worrying about
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left the college to the capital via the highway A4. after ten minutes we arrived at the first toll station of Menzel Jemil. the second toll station was crowded‚ we traveled fifty-nine kilometers almost. During this trip we saw a lot of vast green plains‚ animals‚ pastures‚ and a few buildings here and there. Our first destination was the Bardo Museum by mongi slim street. The museum building is near the National Assembly building. into the museum we saw the historical memory of our country. dating
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African American Religion Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Misty Ricard Before Africans were brought to America during the slave trade‚ they had their own culture and society. They had their own language and dance. They also had their own religion. History tells us that the Europeans justified their abuse toward the Africans as helping them become more civilized because the Africans lifestyle appeared primal to them and not as developed and industrialized as theirs. What
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20‚000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne The news spread worldwide about a serpent-like creature. Supposedly‚ part of the whale family has been ramming ships and sinking them with ease. The large ship named the Abraham Lincoln was sent out to find and kill this beast. An attack of the monster left Professor Aronnax and his long time sidekick Conseil thrown overboard. Ned Land‚ master harpooner was thrown overboard as well. An iron-plated submarine saved their lives. When taken aboard
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While others may claim that there are absolutely no similarities between the characters in the movie Finding Forrester and in the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ there are an abundance of of similarities between Jamal‚Manolin‚ Mr. Forrester and Santiago. Both pairs of characters have a strong teacher/mentor relationship‚ and the two pairs also share the same personality traits. In addition to having similar relationships‚ Mr. Forrester and Santiago both display courage when shot down. Those who can
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Storm at Sea Essay Storm at Sea by Amar Qamar symbolizes life’s ups and downs. The poem is written to describe a ship being thrown around at sea‚ and sailors battling for their lives. The sailors’ struggles are meant as a metaphor stating that life will put you through hell at times so enjoy the good times while you can. Amar’s aim in writing this poem is to communicate a message imposing that life is a rollercoaster. No matter how hard life gets a pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow- there
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