Taj Mahal - The Taj - is the "King Emperor" amongst the World Wonders. The Taj is the final achievement and acme of the Mughal Art. It represents the most refined aesthetic values. It is a fantasy-like grandeur. It is the perfect culmination and artistic interplay of the architects’ skill the jewellers’ inspiration. The marble in-lay walls of the Taj are amongst the most outstanding examples of decorative workmanship. The elegant symmetry of its exterior and the aerial grace of its domes and minarets
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Impacts from Space and Mass Extinction Events A. Understand the concept of a biosphere and Earth System Science and that the biosphere has evolved over time. -Mass extinction: a crisis that affects life right across the planet from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains -Biosphere: all life on Earth is a part of the biosphere‚ a thin layer of life that exists on the surface of the planet and that interacts with the hydrosphere (oceans‚ lakes‚ and rivers)‚ the atmosphere‚ and the lithosphere
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Introduction Metamorphism is defined as the mineralogical‚ chemical and structural adjustments in solid rocks to physical and chemical conditions which have been imposed due to changes in pressure and temperature or both. Metamorphism occurs below the surface zones of weathering and cementation. Conditions of metamorphism differ from the conditions under which the rocks in question were originally formed. Metamorphism produced as a result of the progressive increase in temperature and pressure‚
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“The Birth of Swatch” 1) Why was the Swatch so successful? In what way was this watch different from others in the industry? Before Swatch started‚ Nicolas Hayek said “ Why cant we design a striking low cost‚ high quality watch and build it in Switzerland” just by reading this statement we can come to the conclusion that this was a new innovative idea‚ so what separates swatch from the rest of the other watch producers? * High quality * Build in Switzerland * Very low cost Why
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purity‚ and another with lower purity for the chamber purge. 2. Nitrogen is used because it is a stable gas and will not react with silicon even at 900oc. 3. For wet oxidation‚ high purity oxygen gas is used to oxidize silicon. 4. Since the quartz tube starts to sag when temperature is above 1150oC‚ the dry oxidation process usually operates at about 900oC. 5. When the silicon dioxide is forming on the single-crystal silicon surface‚ there is an abrupt change at the silicon-silicon dioxide
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1. What is the commonly accepted age of Earth? a. 4.6 million years b. 46 million years c. 4.6 billion years d. 46 billion years 2. Which of the following was not a source of heat for the early Earth? a. meteor bombardment b. gravitational contraction c. radioactivity d. hydrothermal energy 3. What are small asteroids called? a. comets b. meteoroids c. cratons d. microcontinents 4. What is the process by which a planet becomes
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MINERALS * Minerals - Naturally occurring * Inorganic * Solid substance * Definite chemical composition * Minerals have an ordered atomic arrangement HOW MINERALS FORMED? * Crystallization from magma * Precipitation * Pressure and Temperature * Hydrothermal Solutions PROPERTIES OF A MINERAL * Color - small amounts of different elements can give the same mineral different colors. * Hardness - is a measure of the resistance of a mineral to being
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Located in South Dakota on the south side of the Black Hills (“Wind Cave National Park”)‚ Wind Cave National Park protects two worlds- one underground and one aboveground‚ sunlit environment. This park showcases a variety of wildlife and is home to one of the world’s longest and oldest caves. The “mission of Wind Cave National Park is to reserve and protect the natural resources” it encompasses ("A Brief History of Wind Cave National Park"). In 1903‚ then President Theodore Roosevelt declared Wind
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”Sticks and Stones” by Trezza Azzopardi (2006) In the short story‚ we follow a man named Lewis. Lewis is the main character‚ who keeps dreaming about the same thing over and over. He dreams about him at the strand. He used to have a terrible experience there. He moved to the core of England‚ to escape from the terrible trauma. But now he has returned to his mother’s house‚ where he gets clear images in his mind. Lewis is a teacher‚ in the text it says‚ “The second envelope contains a note
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LITERS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN SOUTH KOREA PER YR SHARE OF SOJU IN THE SPIRITS MARKET IN SOUTH KOREA PRICE OF A BOTTLE OF SOJU RICE ALCOHOL Source: Quartz|Ritchie King ‘Sul’ def: general purpose Korean word for alcohol. Signifies a culture‚ sharing between friends Essential Social Activity in South Korea Belief: Alcohol brings people closer together Long tradition of consuming alcohol to celebrate holidays in which they honour ancestors. Some of the holidays included Lunar New
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