Essays on Earth Page 5

I attended the Wagner College Planetarium ( located in Spiro Hall ) on November 15, 2000 at 11:00 for research and to detect the stars, planets and our full solar system more closely. There was a clear dome on the ceiling for us to see the sky. The manager of the show was Dennis Anderson….

The world is experiencing much damage which causes to great changes. I believe, that it is because of the rude and abusive deeds of its settlers, and these settlers are no other than us, “HUMANS”…. It is hard to admit but it is the reality that we, are the main causes of these alarming, frightening…

SOLAR ECLIPSE As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth. In a totaleclipse, the disk of…

Titan – Saturn’s Moon Saturn has the most complex and extensive system of satellites in the solar system as well as course as the rings. There are 18 large moons  as listed by Chaisson and McMillan in table 12 :2 Astronomy Today, 6th Edition page 322, which are usefully classed in 3 groups – the small…

Have you ever heard of the second largest classic explosive eruption of the twentieth century? If not, let’s examine the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991. This volcano is located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, a mere 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of Manila, the capital city (Rosenbu, 2010) (see…

g new ideas for keeping things like foodcold. Up until the early 20th century ice was the best method for cooling perishable items, butthen we figured out a more efficient and affective way of keeping items cold. It was called therefrigerator. Soon after the introduction of the refrigerator we developed something calledcryogenic freeing, which is…

Earth atmosphere There are three types of Earth atmosphere are known today and they can be distinguished by their chemical composition. The present atmosphere is usually referred to as the “3rd atmosphere”, as it appears to be the latest. The first type of atmosphere was primarily composed of helium and hydrogen, and the heat provided…

A mid latitude cyclone can also be referred to as an extratropical cyclone. As the name mid latitude suggests, they are found outside the tropics but before the north and south poles, approximately between 23 and 66 degrees on each of the hemispheres or the temperate zones of the earth between the Antarctic and the…

Venus, the jewel of the sky, was once know by ancient astronomers as the morning starand evening star. Early astronomers once thought Venus to be two separate bodies. Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, is veiled by thickswirling cloud cover. Astronomers refer to Venus as Earth’s sister planet. Both…

AbstractThe study discusses the subject involving meteors and meteorites wherein the comprising sections are its compositions, origin, classifications, and the history and records of meteorite collision on Earth. The study utilizes review of related literature in order to obtain these data and validate the statements molded by astronomers as to the exact nature and significance…