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Iron Meteorites
Number of Words: 303 / Number of Pages: 2
... somewhat irrelevant to the short story about the Shooting Star Swords, meterites do play an important part in science to day, and help scientist decode the birth of earth, our sun, and even the galaxy in which we are in.
Today whenever a meteorite is found it is closely strdied by teams of scientist, to see if it could decode some of the many questions we have about our galaxy, and even the many galaxies found around ours. A single meteorite that has traveled millions upon millions of light years could possibly unravell many of the questions that puzzle physical scientists to this very day. ...
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How Dams Affect Salmon Migration
Number of Words: 2029 / Number of Pages: 8
... to boost the populations and has it been effective, and what can be done with dammed river to allow natural breeding?
"Salmon Migration: Decisions, Decisions" no author Environmental News Thursday,
"Columbia River Salmon Protection OK'd" no author Environmental News Tuesday, June 30, 1999
"Dam Busting Not Always the Best Decision" no author Thursday, December 31, 1998
"Columbia River Dams and the Decline of Northwest Salmon" A project developed by April Brenden, Laura Fetherston, Jonette Ford, and Shannon Nichols (Group 30), Biology 130 students at University of Oregon.
Since early times, ...
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Multiple Sclerosis
Number of Words: 816 / Number of Pages: 3
... tiredness, numbness, and bladder problems are only going to get worse. But possibly the worst symptom of all are mental problems such as a loss of self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness.
The most obvious effect that MS has on a person is a loss of coordination and balance; approximately 77 percent of people afflicted with MS experience this symptom (3). When my family went to the Grand Canyon for a vacation we had no idea that Kathy was afflicted with . We took a mule ride down to the bottom of the canyon, and when we reached our destination there was a ranch where we stayed the night. A ...
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The Future Of NASA
Number of Words: 377 / Number of Pages: 2
... of the
Earth's atmosphere. It is used, on Earth, for those who's hearts have problems
with pumping blood. Pens that write upside-down are used in space, where there
is no gravity and writing with pens would otherwise be impossible. They are
convenient tools on Earth when we are trying to write on vertical surfaces. A
zero-gravity training system is used to help astronauts become more comfortable
with the conditions in space. It is used in places such as Sportsland, for kids
to twirl around in.
In the future, telephones with picture screens, much like those used to
see astronauts in space wi ...
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Meth Labs
Number of Words: 2052 / Number of Pages: 8
... One must realize that rural communities vary in characteristics considerably, which complicates our understanding of rural substance use problems and increases the need for prevention, intervention, and treatment programs. For too long, the problems of alcohol and drug abuse in rural areas have received little attention from the federal level. As national studies show, those who live in rural areas are just as likely to have alcohol and other drug problems as those who live in large and small cities. The choice of addictive substances may differ, but the prevalence of abuse is virtually the sam ...
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Multiple Personality Disorders
Number of Words: 516 / Number of Pages: 2
... in the individuals early life, such as child abuse, or if an extremely violent act has traumatized the person.
Many personality disorders like Multiple Personality Disorder lead to various social problems. According to psychologist, these traits usually arise when the individual is in early childhood, around the age of eight years old. Multiple Personality Disorder is able to happen by a means called Dissociation. In psychological terms Dissociation means " that a person mentally distances themselves from traumatic situations or emotional distress." By using Dissociation, a child can mentally r ...
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How Humans And Fish Obtain Oxygen
Number of Words: 779 / Number of Pages: 3
... the body. These bronchus break into many bronchioles which then branch into many many microscopic tubs that cary the oxygen to every part of the lung till they meet the thin sacs called aveoli. Aveoli are thin sacs in the lungs that carry oxygen in and carbon dioxide out of the blood stream. They diffuse the oxygen into the blood cells that need it and in turn diffuse carbon dixoxide out. Diffusion is an easy method for the transfer of oxygen because it dosent take any energy and since the walls of the aveoli are only 1 cell thick it diffuses without any problems. After the oxygen is diffused into your ...
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Tin
Number of Words: 528 / Number of Pages: 2
... use is dropping rapidly although
tin is still used a lot for plating. Plating such things as electical contacts.
Tin is also used as a protective coating. This protective coating can be as
small as 15/1,000,000 of an inch. This protective coating protects against rust
on steel and other metals. A coating of tin also gives a great look to plain old
steel.
Tin cans for food prevents weak acids from damaging the inside of the can.
Not many cans are made of tin since aluminum started to be used for cans tins
use dropped sharply.
Tin is also used to coat staples, pins, bronze bell, pewter pitche ...
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The China Syndrome
Number of Words: 500 / Number of Pages: 2
... didn't believe Jack and were starting to raise the power
up again. When Jack saw what they were doing he grabbed the security officer's
gun and forced everyone out of the control room. After he locked the door he
lowered the power down to 75% so the pumps wouldn't break.
Jack agreed to have a one on one interview with Kimberly so the public
would be warned. While the camera crew was on their way to do the live interview
so was the S.W.A.T. team to get Jack out of the room. Also the people running
the plant and who didn't believe Jack were up to something too. The operators
were rerunning the wires ...
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The Noble Gases
Number of Words: 454 / Number of Pages: 2
... 1898 by Sir Walter Ramsey and Morris W. Travers.
Its uses include electric signs,lamps,and lasers.
Argon is the most abundant and most used noble on earth. It was
discovered by Lord Rayleigh and by Sir Walter Ramsey in 1894. Argon makes up
about 1.2 % of the earths atmosphere. It is found naturally in rock and in the
air. It is used for electric light bulbs and floursent tubes. It is also used a
lot in industry.
Krypton a very rare noble was discovered by Sir Walter Ramsey
and by Morris W. Travers. Traces of it are found in natural gas,hot springs and
volcanoes but most of it is in the atmosph ...
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