Papers on Science and Environment
The Search For Black Holes: Both As A Concept And An Understanding
Words: 2169 - Pages: 8.... down in our more technologically advanced future. Gaining an
understanding of a black hole allows for a greater understanding of the concept
of spacetime and maybe give us a grasp of both science fiction and science fact.
Hopefully, all the clarification will come by the close of this essay.
A black hole is probably one of the most misunderstood ideas among
people outside of the astronomical and physical communities. Before an
understanding of how it is formed can take place, a bit of an introduction to
stars is necessary. This will shed light (no pun intended) on the black hole
philosophy.
A star is an enormous fire ball, fuel .....
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Volcanos
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a volcano's slopes. Sticky lava flows more slowly. As the lava cools, it may
harden into many different formations. Highly fluid lava hardens into smooth,
folded sheets of rock called pahoehoe. Stickier lava cools into rough, jagged
sheets of rock called aa. Pahoehoe and aa cover large areas of Hawaii, where
the terms originated. The stickiest lava forms flows of boulders and rubble
called block flows. It may also form mounds of lava called domes.
Other lava formations are spatter cones and lava tubes. Spatter cones
are steep hills that can get up to 100 feet high. They build up from the spatter
of geyser-like eruptions of thick la .....
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New Technology
Words: 488 - Pages: 2.... through menus. You won't get bogged down with messages you don't want. And you shouldn't miss the ones you do want.
The brains behind Portico are contained in a sophisticated Network Operations Center. This state-of-the-art system represents the future of communications. The Network Operations Center embodies the General Magic business model: minimum maintenance with maximum functionality.
The Network Operations Center was built from the ground up to be a technology showcase. Today, it's one of the world's largest voice recognition-based networks(). The sophisticated voice recognition technology can identify thousands of phrases spoken in .....
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Electric Charge
Words: 587 - Pages: 3.... or neutral. Electric force is observed only when the balance of charge on objects is disturbed.
An on an object that causes the object to attract or repel other objects is called static electricity. The adjective static describes something that does not move. Charges on an object are called static electricity to contrast then with the moving charges in an electric current.
How can you disturb the balance of charge on objects so they exert electric force? The easiest way is the same way the ancient Greeks did it – by rubbing the 2 objects together. Rubbing neutral objects together allows charged pieces of matter to move from one obje .....
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Advanced Green Builder Demonstration House
Words: 1518 - Pages: 6.... extreme urban sprawl, an individual waste water system is used as an alternative to laying new collection pipes. This waste water system is designed to be totally self sufficient in meeting the needs of the occupants of the house. Large metallic cisterns, which store rainwater, are placed near the front of the house in such a way that it creates an entranceway into the house that lets visitors know the occupants concern for the environment. Along side the huge silver cisterns is the waste water cleaning system that was designed to be as aesthetically pleasing as possible through the use of indigenous plants. The plants gradually clean t .....
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Acid Rain
Words: 1940 - Pages: 8.... or no treatment.
The term was first considered to be important about 20 years ago when
scientists in Sweden and Norway first believed that acidic rain may be causing
great ecological damage to the planet. The problem was that by the time that the
scientist found the problem it was already very large. Detecting an acid lake is
often quite difficult. A lake does not become acid over night. It happens over a
period of many years, some times decades. The changes are usually to gradual for
them to be noticed early.
At the beginning of the 20th century most rivers/lakes like the river
Tovdal in Norway had not yet begun to die. However .....
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Darwinism 2
Words: 1199 - Pages: 5.... Advocates manipulated the scientific doctrine to fulfill their personal needs and to justify religious beliefs, capitalism, and military conquests.
Darwinism greatly impacted the scientific world purely through its specific doctrine. The enlightenment had paved the way for rational thinking and observation. People were willing to accept scientific data as fact and they were able to objectively consider theories that went against the church. Because of the story of creation, Darwinism would have been immediately rejected only a few centuries earlier. People used Darwinism as a weapon to strike at the validity of the powerful religious in .....
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Alternative Medicine
Words: 5205 - Pages: 19.... the life
blood of the insurance industry. By not providing coverage for
the billion dollar industry of alternative treatments, insurance
companies are keeping the cost of the premiums down but at the
same time not allowing their customers to use complementary
treatments such as chiropractic to prevent or cure illness. The
more rigid and restrictive the policy provisos, the more
assurance for the companies that they will maximize their bottom
lines. Therefore, patients of alternative therapies as well as
doctors must show that such unconventional treatment provides
relief and prevention of illness. “The total projected out-of-
po .....
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Birth Control
Words: 1292 - Pages: 5.... Currently the birth control pill has the highest efficacy rate, with a 99.9% effectiveness rate for combination regimens and a 99.5% effectiveness rate for progestin only regimens in clinical
trials. It is extremely important to take the pills on a regular basis and at a regular time of day (say after dinner or with breakfast every day) as effectiveness drops with improper usage.
The birth control pill cannot be used as a "morning after pill" without the advice and monitoring of a physician.
Common side effects of birth control pills are nausea; vomiting; cramps; bloating; breakthrough bleeding (light bleeding at the start o .....
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The Effects Of Processing Vegetables
Words: 1004 - Pages: 4.... includes retinol and carotene. Carotene is a yellow pigment found in vegetables such as carrots. A diet that is lacking in Vitamin A depreciates a person’s ability to see in the dark. Which is where the saying that carrots will make you see better is derived from. Carrots were the vegetables chosen to be tested in this experiment. This experiment was designed to test if the processing of a carrot produces gas. In turn discovering the health related differences of canned, frozen and fresh carrots. Canning is a process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use (Encyclopedia.com, 1999). This process is also called sterilization b .....
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