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    Drag Make-Up Essay

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    of the characters that actors portray during a theater production‚ rather than cosmetics. Make-up is used to bring the character to fruition and therefore creates the illusory aspect of a drag artist’s performance: verisimilitude. Mariana Trench explains; Mariana trench demonstrates that drag make-up is a complex process of studying shadows‚ bone structure and lighting. The use of language elevates it beyond the cosmetic realm and into that of art. It can be argued that drag make-up application is

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    continental plate is crumpled by the pressure and fold mountains are formed. An example of a fold mountain is the Andes. When two oceanic plates converge‚ one is usually subducted under another and a deep oceanic trench is formed. The Marianas Trench‚ for example‚ is a deep ocean trench created as a result of the Phillipine plate subducting under the Pacific plate. When two continental plates meet‚ neither is subducted‚ instead they are pushed upwards. The collision of the Eurasian plate and the

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    How Does a Submarine Work? by Stephen Whitt‚ September 1‚ 2008 A Bit of History The first submarine was powered by oars. Public Domain Submarines are ships that can operate both under and on top of the water. One of the first submersible vessels was built around 1620 by a Dutchman named Cornelius van Drebbel. We don’t know that much about Drebbel’s vessel‚ but diaries and books written at the time tell us his sub was really just a rowboat covered with a waterproof leather skin. Apparently 12

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    Oldest Oceanic Crust

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    The youngest crust occurs near the west coastline of North America near the North American and Juan de Fuca Plates. The oldest crust is along the Japan Trench and Marianas Trench. This is the outermost layer of the Earth.   6) Now look the Atlantic Ocean Basin‚ and compare the pattern of older/ youngest oceanic crust to what you say in the Pacific Ocean Basin. Are these ocean basins alike or different; could they

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    | Lithosphere | Ecology (NASC 1093) | | The Lithosphere * The lithosphere is the hard shell of the Earth‚ consisting of the crust and the topmost part of the upper mantle. * It is a relatively thin layer‚ about 31 to 62 miles (50 to 100 km) thick under the oceans and 93 miles (150 km) thick on the continents. * It contains the minerals‚ rocks and soils that humans have used for building materials‚ metals and agriculture. * This layer is composed of the upper crust‚ about 3 miles

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    ocean test 2

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    which of these would weigh the most? A) seawater B) granite rock C) basaltic rock D) mantle Correct answer(s): D 7. The Hawaiian Islands formed as they pass over a hot spot in the middle of the: A) Mid-Atlantic ridge B) Nazca Plate C) Mariana Trench D) Pacific Plate. Correct answer(s): D 8. What do these things have in common: Paleomagnetism‚ seafloor spreading‚ Pangaea‚ Wadati-Benioff zones‚ transform faults‚ fracture zones‚ seamount chains‚ Pacific hotspots. A) They are all used to

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    ‘Volcanic and seismic events are major pieces of evidence towards proving that plate tectonics theory is valid.’ Discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement. (40 marks) Over the years proceeding the birth of the theory‚ increasingly convincing evidence has been gathered for proof of the theory of plate tectonics. In 1912‚ Alfred Wegner proposed the theory that continents are sat upon tectonic plates and that these plates are slowly drifting around the Earth (continental drift).

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    Marine Biomes

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    Research Paper The ocean is one of‚ if not‚ the largest biome on earth. There are more than one million species of marine life. Covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface‚ the ocean is our planet’s largest habitat‚ containing 99 percent of the living space on the planet. This area holds the life of nearly 50 percent of all species on Earth. Like lakes‚ oceans are subdivided into separate zones: intertidal‚ pelagic‚ abyssal‚ and benthic. All four zones have a great diversity of species. The

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    The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics Structure of the Earth Mantle • The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: Outer core Inner core – Core – Mantle – Crust Crust The Crust • This is where we live! • The Earth’s crust is made of: Continental Crust Oceanic Crust - thick (10-70km) - buoyant (less dense than oceanic crust) - mostly old - thin (~7 km) - dense (sinks under continental crust) - young How do we know what the Earth is made of? • Geophysical surveys: seismic‚ gravity‚

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    Dear Coach Williams‚ I have been on a boat in the ocean for 3 months now. I learned about three species and several plants. I found incredible facts about the ocean. The ocean covers 71% of the earth’s surface and contains 97% of earth’s water. Less than 1% of the earth’s water is freshwater. The other 2-3% is contained in glaciers and ice caps. Also‚ 99% of the living space is contained by the ocean and it holds 320 million cubic miles of water. The Pacific ocean has the nickname “peaceful sea”

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