Essays Tagged: "u s geological survey"

There's Gold in them Hills!

There's Gold in Them Hills!Characters:Jim S<strong>ustrong>tter - nephew of John S<strong>ustrong>tterEd Jacobson - friend of JimAaron Steele - friend of JimErik - friend of ... rik - friend of JimJohnny - friend of JimSetting: Originally, a small town in California; later to J<strong>ustrong>nea<strong>ustrong> in AlaskaTerritoryIt was late s<strong>ustrong>mmer when the reports came in like wildfire to that smallCalif ... as late s<strong>ustrong>mmer when the reports came in like wildfire to that smallCalifornia mining town. They'd fo<strong>ustrong>nd gold in the Klondike! That worthlessch<strong>ustrong>nk of land wasn't so worthless after all! A b<strong>ustrong>nch of my b ...

(4 pages) 36 0 1.8 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Mt Pinatubo

Mo<strong>ustrong>nt Pinat<strong>ustrong>bo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of L<strong>ustrong>zon in the Philippines, at the in ... the intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. Ancestral Pinat<strong>ustrong>bo was a stratovolcano made of andesite and dacite.TIMELINE&b<strong>ustrong>ll;2nd April 1991 - The first steam b ... IMELINE&b<strong>ustrong>ll;2nd April 1991 - The first steam blasts escape forming a 1.5km line of vents from the s<strong>ustrong>mmit of Mt Pinat<strong>ustrong>bo. This created a new line of craters, vegetation was killed and several villages ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Oil

In o<strong>ustrong>r society today, cons<strong>ustrong>mption of oil has become as common as food or beverage cons<strong>ustrong>mption. We <strong>ustrong>se oi ... become as common as food or beverage cons<strong>ustrong>mption. We <strong>ustrong>se oil everyday. Oil is <strong>ustrong>sed for many things s<strong>ustrong>ch as: raw material for many plastics, heating in winter, medicines, clothing, paint, transportatio ... or many plastics, heating in winter, medicines, clothing, paint, transportation, and pesticides. "Cr<strong>ustrong>de Oil can be refined into gas, gasoline, kerosene, gas oil, f<strong>ustrong>el oil, and long resid<strong>ustrong>e" (Cohan, Em ...

(6 pages) 29 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Artic

PAGE �9� The Potential of The Potential of the ArcticPatrisha FarlowSCI207Jake GrandyJ<strong>ustrong>ly 26, 2010The Potential of the ArcticThe Arctic National Wildlife Ref<strong>ustrong>ge has m<strong>ustrong>ch potential for bo ... al for both the conservationists and for the preservationists. The conservationists believe that nat<strong>ustrong>re has the potential to benefit h<strong>ustrong>mans. (Easton, 2009) The preservationists believe that nat<strong>ustrong>re sho ...

(8 pages) 21 0 0.0 Aug/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Earthquakes - Written for Geology 101 at University of Phoenix

Earthq<strong>ustrong>akes 1Earthq<strong>ustrong>akesJessica SvorinichAxia College University of Phoenix2Earthq<strong>ustrong>akesThe Red Sea is an e ... ty of Phoenix2Earthq<strong>ustrong>akesThe Red Sea is an example of Divergent Margins. Divergent margins are a res<strong>ustrong>lt of twolithospheric plates that move apart. These Divergent Margins can occ<strong>ustrong>r either in continent ... ent Margins can occ<strong>ustrong>r either in continental or oceanic cr<strong>ustrong>st.Schematic diagram of plate divergence. U.S. Geological S<strong>ustrong>rvey image.A divergent zone happens when the plates are p<strong>ustrong>lled apart, not p<strong>ustrong>shed a ...

(5 pages) 42 0 0.0 Sep/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences